Bowler Hat ca. 1880s–90s Hayakawa Sh?kosai I Among the more unusual works by Hayakawa Sh?kosai I is a Western?style rattan bowler hat made with mat plaiting (gozame?ami) and other traditional techniques. Favored by Ichikawa Danj?r? IX (1838–1903), the greatest Meiji?period star of the Kabuki theater, Sh?kosai’s hats are a great example of the careful balance he struck between the complex Chinese techniques and his own innovations inspired by Japanese art and Western Bowler Hat. Hayakawa Sh?kosai I (Japanese, 1815–1897). Japan. ca. 1880s–90s. Timber bamboo, rattan, and brocaded silk.
Bowler Hat ca. 1880s–90s Hayakawa Sh?kosai I Among the more unusual works by Hayakawa Sh?kosai I is a Western?style rattan bowler hat made with mat plaiting (gozame?ami) and other traditional techniques. Favored by Ichikawa Danj?r? IX (1838–1903), the greatest Meiji?period star of the Kabuki theater, Sh?kosai’s hats are a great example of the careful balance he struck between the complex Chinese techniques and his own innovations inspired by Japanese art and Western Bowler Hat. Hayakawa Sh?kosai I (Japanese, 1815–1897). Japan. ca. 1880s–90s. Timber bamboo, rattan, and brocaded silk. Meiji period (1868–1912). Bamboo
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