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Woman's sash (obi)
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk with supplementary warp and weft patterning
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 1/4 x 162 3/8 in. (31.1 x 412.4 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3827
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSash (obi) with design of phoenix roundels, flowers and leaves in blue, black and gold silk on a blue and light golden brown 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.