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
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- 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
- 364 cm x 29.5 cm (143 5/16 in. x 11 5/8 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- main garments
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2518 x 3777
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.335
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"Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.335/2005_1_335.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.