Beautiful Pair of Vintage Mid-Showa Period Japanese Haori Jackets, Brown Textured Silk with Floral Crest & Black Metallic Jacquard Silk with Giri-mon Crest(c.1960-70s) (2)

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- 60 L cm approx shoulder to shoulder; 85 L cm approx from neck to edge - Brown textured tsumugu silk - 68 L cm approx shoulder to shoulder; 85 L cm approx neck to edge - Black metallic jacquard silk - Brown jacket has what resembles a Maru ni Katabami crest verso at neck; this is recognized as one of the five major family crests of feudal Japan; this jacket is likely from between 1965-1975 - Black jacket crest verso at neck appears to be a Giri-mon crest which represents the Paulownia tree lead and flowers; this particularly crest is one of the most prestigious and historic of Japan and was originally reserved for the Imperial Family; later gifted to powerful samurai lords and then became so celebrated it was adopted as the official emblem of the Government (still used today) - A haori jacket is a traditional Japanese hip or thigh-length outerwear jacket characterized by its T-shaped silhouette, wide sleeves and straight open front that does not overlap; it has hidden loops within where it can be fastened closed with a cord - From the private collection of Bill Wood AM, former Queensland and ACT Member of Parliament and Minister for the Arts, and his wife Beverley - This pair are in very good overall condition