Woman's sash (obi-age)
Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Dimensions
Height x width: 10 x 200 in. (25.4 x 508 cm)
Accession Number
41.771
Medium or Technique
Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), tie-resist dyed (shibori)
Not On View
Collections
Asia, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Sash for securing obi (obi-age) with design of hemp leaf pattern (asanoha) made up of white spots created by the tie-dye technique (kanoko shibori) on a reddish-orange silk crepe ground.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Lois Lilley Howe to the MFA on November 13, 1941
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lois Lilley Howe