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Fabric sample with university baseball motif

Fabric sample with university baseball motif
c. 1930

Medium
silk, cotton
Measurements
90.6 × 35.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Accession Number
2017.1273
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Maureen Morrisey Bequest, 2018
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work

Omoshirogara (interesting or amusing designs) portrayed the fads, fashions, popular events and technological advances of the times. They were illustrated on the haura interlining of haori coats and on nagajuban (long kimono undergarments). These omoshirogara portray literature, popular music, children’s games and toys, and entertainment such as film and kamishibai storytelling. Popular sport also featured, such as Japan’s success at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games and the university baseball league, with the letters W, K and H representing Waseda, Keio and Hosei universities.