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1860s Japanese Embroidered Jacket:Karako Korean Dance

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1860s Japanese Embroidered Jacket:Karako Korean Dance
Japanese Embroidered Child's Jacket with all over embroidery from Kagawa Prefecture facing the Inland Sea, one of the 4 prefectures on the Shikoku Island. It was possibly dedicated to a shrine or temple during the late Edo period - the early Meiji period ( 1860s ) for Karako Dance, which originates in " the Dance of the Children " performed by the Korean missionaries when they stopped in during the Edo period. In Ushimado Town ( Okayama-City ), located on the other side of the Inland Sea, the Karako Dance is performed even today at Autumn Festival. condition: in very good condition, apart from some wormholes on the blue wool collar 41cm x 77cm ( 16" x 30" ) 2,000g


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