Case for bowler hat, c. 1890, Unknown English, 9 3/4 × 13 × 11 5/8 in. ( × × cm) (closed), Leather, metal, silk, England, 19th century, A favorite accessory of well-known Japanese kabuki actors such as Ichikawa Danjurō IX (1838–1903), bowler hats made by the bamboo artist Hayakawa Shōkosai I became fashionable in the Meiji period (1856–1912), a time that saw new exposure to non-Japanese cultures and the transformation of fashion choices. By the late 1800s, urban men had all but abandoned the topknot favored during the preceding Edo period (1603–1868)

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