Obi
20th century (made)
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Double sided obi, two-thirds of its length being folded over and sewn together horizontally, making one section half the depth of the rest. Both the wide and the narrow sections are decorated with one flower spray reist-dyed, painted and embroidered in pink, white, silver and gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, with resist dyed, painted and embroidered decoratiion |
| Brief description | Obi, black ribbed silk, Japan, 20th century |
| Physical description | Double sided obi, two-thirds of its length being folded over and sewn together horizontally, making one section half the depth of the rest. Both the wide and the narrow sections are decorated with one flower spray reist-dyed, painted and embroidered in pink, white, silver and gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss D Daniels |
| Object history | Belonged to the donor's brother, formerly Professor of Japanese at London University. Registered File number 1983/2006. |
| Historical context | For instructions on how to tie this type of obi see Yamanaka Norio, The Book of Kimono: The Complete Guide to Style and Wear, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1982, pp.83-6. NAL Bibliographic Ref. No.: 513.G.120 |
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| Accession number | FE.145-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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