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Samurai's Coat ("Dōbuku") with Stripes and Snowflakes on Gingko Leaves

胴服 染分地銀杏雪輪散模様
Samurai's Coat ("Dōbuku") with Stripes and Snowflakes on Gingko Leaves (胴服 染分地銀杏雪輪散模様)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Textile · Azuchi-Momoyama period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Textiles
Date
1501–1700
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-87993

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The [dōbuku] was a casual outer garment worn by samurai generals from around the 1400s to the 1600s. This example contrasts ginkgo leaves with snowflakes over tie-dyed stripes.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Samurai's Coat ("Dōbuku") with Stripes and Snowflakes on Gingko Leaves（胴服 染分地銀杏雪輪散模様）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-87993. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/samurais-coat-d-buku-with-stripes-and-snowflakes-on-gingko-leaves/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Textiles
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Material: Plain-weave silk with tie-dyeing and silver pigment
  • 員数: 1領
  • 分類: 染織
  • 法量: 身丈117.0 裄63.0 袖丈52.0 袖幅22.5 襟幅15.0／身丈145.5 裄58.0 袖
  • 品質形状: 平絹、絞り、銀泥

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