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Fireman's Jacket with a Susanoo-no-mikoto Deity Scene, accession 1983.158a to c (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for a quilted cotton fireman's jacket, hikeshi-banten, Japanese, Edo to Meiji period, mid-19th century, dyed and hand-painted with a Susanoo-no-mikoto deity scene. The record's own title names Susanoo-no-mikoto directly, the reversible garment's protective lining showing a heroic scene of the kind conventionally worn by Edo period firefighters. Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequests, 1983. Accession number 1983.158a to c.

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Citation
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82175
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its title, medium and accession number, whose title itself names the deity depicted.
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Susanoo, Deities

This source names Susanoo directly: "century, dyed and hand-painted with a Susanoo-no-mikoto deity scene."

Susanoo, Figures

This source names Susanoo directly: "century, dyed and hand-painted with a Susanoo-no-mikoto deity scene."

Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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