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Length of silk for sash (obi)
Japanese
Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; plain-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Overall (Full loom width): 98.4 x 67.9 cm (38 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24815
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLength of silk for sash (obi) with repeating design of iris and bridge motifs in gold silk and a dark blue silk ground.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.