TYPE: Kimono
NOTES: Rare; Never seen this here in Japan before.
ITEM ID: 924
Kimono Celebrating the Los Angeles Olympics
DATE
Year: 1932
Decade: 1930s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Kimono celebrating the Los Angeles Olympics. The song is the Kimi-ga-yo, the song used as the anthem.
Scholar Brian Bergstrom commented, “Very cool! The scoreboard commemorates Japan winning gold, silver, and bronze in the 100-meter backstroke.”
Asia/Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
Sports
From baseball to the Olympics, this collections contains objects from the sporting world.
