Title: Fireman's jacket, plastron and sash
Object type: Fireman's jacket, plastron and sash
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Wool, cotton, silk, metallic thread, paper
Dimensions: (a.) Jacket: H. including neckband: 38 1/8 in. (97.8 cm); W. 50 in. (127 cm); (b.) Plastron: H. (not including tab or neck strap) 22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm); W. 29 7/8 in. (75.9 cm); (c.) sash: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 73 5/8 in. (187 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit line: Gift of John B. Elliott through the Mercer Trust, 1999
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY