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Length of silk for sash (obi)
Japanese
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
69.5 x 401 cm (27 3/8 x 157 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number41.848
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLength of silk for sash (obi) with design of rows of flower motifs in white and green silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a dark blue silk damask ground with woven interlocking diamond pattern.
ProvenanceAnonymous gift (Miss Eleanor Gardiner)
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art