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Woman's sash (obi, fukuro obi)

Japanese
Shôwa
1980s
Object Place: Kyoto, Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, gilt paper strips; supplementary warp and weft patterning
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 Number1985.189
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSash (obi) with design of bamboo screens, cherry and pine in green, pink, white, reddish-orange and metallic gold supplementary warp and weft patterning on a black ground.
ProvenanceGift of the Juruku Company Ltd. to the MFA on April 24, 1985