Obi
1930-1945 (made)
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It was generally men who wore propaganda textiles, but this obi reveals that women too could embrace the nationalism and imperialism of 1930s Japan. The design features planes flying over China, a reference to Japanese military conquest of the East Asian mainland. The Great Wall is clearly visible and the names of various cities: Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Jinan, Beijing and Rehe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave; resist-dyeing; embroidery |
| Brief description | Tex, Japan, resist-dyed. Obi (sash) with design of planes flying over China, Shōwa period |
| Physical description | Obi (sash) for a woman of plain weave silk, stencil printed on the fabric surface (kata-yūzen) with embroidery in silk and metallic threads of planes flying over China. |
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| Summary | It was generally men who wore propaganda textiles, but this obi reveals that women too could embrace the nationalism and imperialism of 1930s Japan. The design features planes flying over China, a reference to Japanese military conquest of the East Asian mainland. The Great Wall is clearly visible and the names of various cities: Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Jinan, Beijing and Rehe. |
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| Accession number | FE.46-2014 |
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| Record created | June 3, 2014 |
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