Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.328
- Title
- Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 474 cm x 31.5 cm (186 5/8 in. x 12 3/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- obi
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- brocade
- Physical Description
- Maru obi with ivory colored sateen weave silk (shusu) with large woven paulownia designs in gold-leafed paper (kinran)
- Subject Matter
- The gold used here is pure gold. A maru obi (woven double width on a loom) with a continuous design on both sides is the most formal kind of obi, used with tomesode kimono.
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.328
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