TX4-002: Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century Banquet Table Height - 29-1/2"

Height - 29-1/2"

Framed  24” x 30”

Condition: with loss to areas of case including motif on door

Linocut Chilean Revolution Commemorating September 11

TX4-002: Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century Banquet Table Height - 29-1/2"Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century. This highly decorated Cape is meant to be worn as an outer garment on formal occasions primarily during weddings. It is decorated with symbols from Chinese lore that were present in Japanese art since ancient times. When the animals are shown on rocky islands amid waves, as here, they signify Mount Penglai (or Horai in Japanese), a realm of the immortals believed to lie off the southeast