Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

202 456 A REVERSIBLE ‘TATTOO’ FIREFIGHTER COAT, HANTEN 半纏 JAPAN, POSSIBLY LATE 19TH CENTURY This coat is made from multiple layers of cotton held together with upwards of hundred (100) stitches per square inch. It is adorned in sashiko 刺し子 technique (traditional hand stitching or quilting used as reinforcement and decoration) with a rare design of tattoo as seen on the sleeves and the collar. The inner part features tsutsugaki 筒描 (free hand paste resisting to the dying process). It is also adorned with Japanese calligraphies or inscriptions. Dimensions: H: 85 cm – width: 130 cm € 200 - 400 457 A REVERSIBLE ‘HIKESHI AND TOBIGUCHI’ FIREFIGHTER COAT, HANTEN 半纏 JAPAN, POSSIBLY EARLY 19TH CENTURY This coat is made from multiple layers of cotton held together with upwards of hundred (100) stitches per square inch. It is adorned in sashiko 刺し子 technique (traditional hand stitching or quilting used as reinforcement and decoration) with a rare design of firefighter tools: hikeshi (fire extinguisher shaped as lantern), tobiguchi (equivalent to a pickaroon), a ladder and a matoi (flag). The inner part features tsut- sugaki 筒描 (free hand paste resisting to the dying process). It is also adorned with Japanese calligraphies or inscriptions. Dimensions: H: 90 cm – width: 127 cm € 1,500 - 3,000 458 A REVERSIBLE ‘DRAGON’ FIREFIGHTER COAT, HANTEN 半纏 JAPAN, POSSIBLY EARLY 19TH CENTURY This coat is made from multiple layers of cotton held together with upwards of hundred (100) stitches per square inch. It is adorned in sashiko 刺し子 technique (traditional hand stitching or quilting used as reinforcement and decoration) with lucky symbols including two (2) dragons flying in a stormy sky with dark clouds and thunderbolts. The inner part features tsutsugaki 筒描 (free hand paste resisting to the dying process). On the front part, the following inscription is repeated twice: ‘ 鈴常 ’, lit. ‘Suzujo’ or ‘Suju Tsune’. Dimensions: H: 91 cm – width: 122,5 cm € 1,500 - 3,000 459 A GROUP OF THREE (3) FIREFIGHTER TOOLS JAPAN, SHOWA PERIOD It is composed of: - two (2) blue fabric hats; - one (1) tool called tobiguchi (equivalent to a pickaroon) adorned in sashiko 刺し子 technique (traditional hand stitching or quilting used as reinforcement and decoration). The hats are made from multiple layers of cotton held together with upwards of hundred (100) stitches per square inch. The first hat is adorned with a brick design whilst the second hat is adorned with dragons. Dimensions: - the smaller hat: 60 x 35 cm - the tobiguchi: H: 58 cm € 300 - 500