Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012
Man's Nagajuban
1927–33
Center back: 134.6 cm (53 in.)
Silk plain weave stencil printed and hand-painted (kata-yuzen)
Classification: Costumes
Culture: Japanese
Accession number: 2011.1769
Description: Black with an industrial themed print of ships, factories and submarines. Navy blue collar and iridescent blue lining.
Provenance/Ownership History: By 1996, with Michiko Okunishi, Shin-Osaka, Japan; 2006, gift of Okunishi to Jacqueline and Edward Atkins; 2011, gift of the Atkins to the MFA. (Accession date: September 21, 2011)
Gift of Jacqueline M. and Edward G. Atkins