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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Men's Under-Kimono (Nagajuban)

1926–89

Japan, Shōwa period

(1926–89)
Silk; tie-dye, printed silk crepe
Gift of John C. Weber 2020.427
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The Japanese word juban comes from the Portuguese gibão for a close-fitting collarless jacket.

Description

A nagajuban is worn beneath the kimono as an undergarment to help keep the kimono clean. The sleeves are fitted into the sleeves of the outer kimono, and the hem is kept shorter to conceal it. People might wear it on its own at home with family or friends. This nagajuban has a tie-dyed design of squares floating across a river-like background.
  • ?-March 19, 1998
    Ms. Fifi White, Asiatica, Kansas City, KS, sold to John C. Weber
    March 19, 1998-2020
    John C. Weber, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.427