Trousers (Hakama)
1800-1880 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The formal costume for male members of the Japanese court is known as ‘sokutai’ and consists of various layers of long upper garments, or hô, and two pairs of hakama, a type of lower garment variously described as full-cut trousers or a divided skirt. This is a pair of outer hakama, woven in white silk with roundels of wisteria. This wide garment is slightly pleated at the top, open at the sides, and ties around the waist with broad bands. The red silk lining is revealed at the side openings, hems, along the bands and on the two broad loops that conceal the opening at the crotch. White, laced double cords reinforce the top of the side seams, and pairs of cords, elaborately knotted at intervals, decorate the long waist bands.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Figured twill silk (mon aya), silk lining and silk cord |
| Brief description | Man's court outer trousers (ue no hakama) of white figured silk, Japan, 1800-1880 |
| Physical description | Outer trousers (ue no hakama) for a man, part of the formal dress of the Japanese Imperial Court, with long waist ties and two broad strips which loop front to back at crotch. White twill silk with wisteria roundels, with red lining which shows at the edges of the sides, hems, waist bands, ties and loops. Pairs of cords, threaded through and tied in places in elborate knots, decorate the long waist bands and there are laced double cords at the top of the side seams. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Given by T. B. Clarke-Thornhill |
| Summary | The formal costume for male members of the Japanese court is known as ‘sokutai’ and consists of various layers of long upper garments, or hô, and two pairs of hakama, a type of lower garment variously described as full-cut trousers or a divided skirt. This is a pair of outer hakama, woven in white silk with roundels of wisteria. This wide garment is slightly pleated at the top, open at the sides, and ties around the waist with broad bands. The red silk lining is revealed at the side openings, hems, along the bands and on the two broad loops that conceal the opening at the crotch. White, laced double cords reinforce the top of the side seams, and pairs of cords, elaborately knotted at intervals, decorate the long waist bands. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.66-1915 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | February 20, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
