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Moegi ji kikubana orieda manji moyo kinran ôhi
Buddhist priest's stole (ôhi)
Moegi ji kikubana orieda manji moyo kinran ôhi
Japanese
Edo period
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper; 2/1 twill weave with continuous supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order (kinran); pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 165.5 x 33.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number15.263
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuddhist priest's stole (ôhi) with decoration of chrysanthemums and peonies. Center, border: Light green silk ground with woven-in designs of chrysanthemum and peony branches, and reversed swastikas in supplementary wefts of flat gold-leafed paper thread. Three-harness warp-faced twill weave with alternating patterns of chrysanthemums and peonies and reversed swastika motifs placed on either side of the chrysanthemums. Shiten: Red silk figured satin ground with chrysanthemum arabesques and floral roundels. Lining: Green plain-weave silk. MFA structural analysis: Silk, gilt paper; 2/1 twill weave with continuous supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order; pieced and appliquéd.
ProvenancePurchased from Shojiro Nomura by donor; gift to MFA on February 4, 1915