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Sash (obi, fukuro obi)
Japanese
Shôwa
1980s
Object Place: Kyoto, Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips; twill-weave, machine-woven supplementary weft pattening
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 1/4 x 178 1/2 in. (31.1 x 453.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Juraku Company, Ltd.
Accession Number1985.193
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CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSash (obi) with design of scenes from old Kyoto in pale blue, green, white, reddish-orange silk and metallic gold supplementary weft patterning on a pale pink silk twill ground. There is a pale pink silk twill backing.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.