Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number
2005/1.335
Title
Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Object Creation Date
1940s-1950s
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Dimensions
364 cm x 29.5 cm (143 5/16 in. x 11 5/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type
obi
Secondary Object Classification
Textile
Physical Description
Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.
Subject Matter
Saga brocade obi with woven poetry inscribed fan designs.
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Record
2005/1.335
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