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Title

Saga nishiki style brocade reversible fukuro obi; one side with woven gold medallions on lime green; the other with woven gold medallions on white

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Reversible brocade obi with medallion patterns in gold-leafed paper (kinran) and pale yellow silk floss.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.329

Medium and Support

brocade with patterns executed in gold-leafed paper and silk floss

relevance

rank 22.45809

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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main garments

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Title

Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

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.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.335

Medium and Support

silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches

relevance

rank 21.73390

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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Title

Collar for Kimono (replacement)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Beige kimono collar with red, blue and green vegetal designs

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2009/2.6

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 21.51578

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn above the waist

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

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main garments

neckwear

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Title

Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black plain-weave silk (shusu) with woven designs in turquoise, fuschia, white, apricot, red, pink, and gold- and silver- coated paper (kinran, ginran). Lined with black satin.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.343

Medium and Support

black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread

relevance

rank 20.86800

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

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Title

Black Nagoya-style obi with appliquéd pathces woven in varied designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black plain-weave satin with appliqued patches in abstract geometric shapes, with woven floral, geometric, and landscape designs.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1930s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.341

Medium and Support

black satin with appliqued woven patches

relevance

rank 20.70325

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

components

components and systems

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costume

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coverings and hangings components

furnishings components

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Title

Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.345

Medium and Support

black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads

relevance

rank 20.52522

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

animals and creatures

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legendary creatures

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Title

Dark green silk fukuro obi with embroidered gold medallions of four-petaled flowers in hexagonal shapes

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Dark green plain weave silk with embroidered hexagonal design in couched greenish-gold and yellow-gold wrapped threads

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.342

Medium and Support

green colored silk with gold embroidered design

relevance

rank 20.42306

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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Title

Black silk gauze fukuro obi with large woven floral 'hosoge' medallions

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk leno weave (gauze) fukuro obi; floral medallion patterns woven in lacquered red, gold-coated paper (kinran). and a synthetic turquoise metal-coated paper.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.334

Medium and Support

silk leno weave (gauze) with patterns woven in coated paper

relevance

rank 20.42306

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

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Title

Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Maru obi with ivory colored sateen weave silk (shusu) with large woven paulownia designs in gold-leafed paper (kinran)

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

2005/1.328

Medium and Support

ivory colored sateen weave silk with large woven designs in gold-leafed paper

relevance

rank 20.11688

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

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Title

Olive Nagoya-style obi with wax-resist dyed floral medallions in white, rose, green, and blue

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Olive colored silk with wax-resist dyed (rokutsuzome) floral patterns in white, rose, green, and blue; floral patterns further embellished with embroidery originally in white thread, dyed at the same time as floral patterns. Embroidery thread sometimes shot with some strands of gold.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930s-1940s

Accession Number

2005/1.339

Medium and Support

olive colored silk with wax resist and embroidered patterns

relevance

rank 20.11688

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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design elements

main garments

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Title

Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks

Artist

Tatsumura Silk Studio

Physical Description

Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.336

Medium and Support

silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran

relevance

rank 19.98323

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animals and creatures

birds

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object groupings

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sets (groups)

Title

Obi

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Diagonal lines cut across the obi creating a diamond pattern throughout. The obi is also decorated with images of gold and copper drums.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2009/1.542

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 19.90532

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

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descriptors

main garments

membranophones

object genres

object genres by material

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sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Pink fukuro obi with woven designs of green and white plants and landscapes in hexagonal medallions

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Fukuro obi made from pink silk with hexagonal medallion pattern. Inside the medallions are images of plants and abbreviated landscapes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2nd quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.337

Medium and Support

pink silk with woven designs in green and white

relevance

rank 19.63441

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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design elements

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

ornament areas

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Obidome (obi brooch) with iris design in inlaid stone

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gold-toned metal with inlaid stone (pietra dura) design on face, cut-out iris on reverse,

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925-1940

Accession Number

2005/1.367

Medium and Support

gold-toned metal with stone inlay (pietra dura)

relevance

rank 19.41747

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

jewelry

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landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

pins (jewelry)

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire: One of Six Designs for André Rouveyer's "Apollinaire" (weak impression not cut for the book)

Artist

Guillaume Appolonaire

Physical Description

A line drawing of a man looking to the left. His lips are pursed, wearing a collared shirt.

Artist Life Dates

1880-1918

Century

Mid-20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.570

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream colored wove paper

relevance

rank 19.23080

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn above the waist

costume

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Title

Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Single layer (hitoe) white silk weft with silver-coated threads for warp; appliqued patches in kinran brocade (paper, coated with gold in several tones) featuring rhododendrum blossoms.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.338

Medium and Support

silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches

relevance

rank 19.22744

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

associated concepts

costume

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Title

Aqua and gold ffukuro obi with gold daffodil design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise warp and aqua-and pale gold-covered paper (kinran) weft, for a shimmering aqua-gold ground. The deco-style daffodil patterns are surihaku in three shades of gold. Plain weave aqua silk lining.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.333

Medium and Support

aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise silk warp and gold-covered paper weft

relevance

rank 19.14424

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Obi

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray obi with light blue wavy design that looks like a river with dark blue ripples. White flower petals float alongside the river, and so do five designs that appear to be hooded cloaks or pieces of cloth.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2009/1.543

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 19.06747

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

bodies of water

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buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

Title

Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk damask with interwoven paulownia pattern; plum blossoms embroidered in solver, gold, and gunmetal gray metallic threads, and persimmon, brown, and black silk threads.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1930s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.331

Medium and Support

silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 18.89052

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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deciduous trees

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main garments

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plants

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trees by leaf life

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Title

Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.325

Medium and Support

Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 17.46124

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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Title

Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.330

Medium and Support

black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 16.82075

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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evergreens

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trees

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woody plants

Title

Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel

Artist

Dômyô

Physical Description

Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.

Artist Life Dates

kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.365

Medium and Support

braided silk cord with silver metallic threads

relevance

rank 16.80822

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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Title

Nagoya-style Obi with wax-resist overall pattern of crackled pink-on-white, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of colorful tropical orchids

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of satin damask silk woven with “flower in tortoise-shell” patterns. “Cracked ice” pattern in red is dyed with wax-resist technique. Orchid flowers, leaves, ginger leaves, and ferns are hand painted in white, yellow, black, red, and green. Silver threads are embroidered in the rim of orchid flowers and other plants; more colored metallic and velvet threads are applied. The “cracked ice” patterns are broader adjacent to plants and red dye outlines them; that suggests that the artist designed flowers and foliage before the wax-resist application. The plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.326

Medium and Support

satin damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 16.21614

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

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descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

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needleworking

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processes and techniques

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Title

Nagoya-style green and pink obi with woven pattern of red and gold floral medallions

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Pink plain weave silk (half) and lime green brocade with woven crackle pattern in off-white (half); woven medallions in white, light red & dark red silk, and gold-wrapped threads.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2nd quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.340

Medium and Support

pink silk with green brocade and metallic and silk thread embroidery

relevance

rank 16.04579

Secondary Keywords

patterning

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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objects we use

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weft patterning

Title

Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Braided silk brocade with green, red, white and gold-covered threads; no tassels

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960-1980

Accession Number

2005/1.364

Medium and Support

saga nishiki brocade silk with green, red and white silk & gold-coated threads

relevance

rank 15.93222

Secondary Keywords

patterning

accessories worn at the waist or below

costume

costume accessories

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materials

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weft patterning

Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 15.70190

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

deciduous trees

document genres

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document genres for literary works

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

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plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Red brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of colorful medallions against a field of wavy gold stripes (tatewaku)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is made of a thick brocade of red, gold and silver. Medallion patterns and wavy stripes are woven through the entirety of the fabric, rather than halfway, as is common in less intricate obi. Medallion motifs of tortoise shells, flowers, and bamboo leaves are spaced among the golden waves across the fabric.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1950s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.344

Medium and Support

red silk with woven and embroidered design and gold wrapped thread

relevance

rank 15.48902

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

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costume

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reptiles

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