One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 1972/2.44.2
- Title
- One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Dimensions
- 46.99 cm x 61.28 cm (18 1/2 in. x 24 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 17th to 19th centuries
- Primary Object Classification
- Textile
- Primary Object Type
- brocade
- Physical Description
- The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.
- Subject Matter
- Both the bold, clear design and the narrow width of the cloth suggest that these may have been part of the sash for a Noh drama costume.
- The wide fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) is a superb example of float-stitch embroidery, in which long sections of untwisted floss are attached to the fabric only at the edge of the embroidered motif; here the float stitches are used for the boat sails. The technique is one that came to Japan from China in the sixteenth century.
- Primary Keywords
- brocade
- brocade (weaving)
- flowers
- flowers (motifs)
- gold (metal)
- gold-work
- panels (costume components)
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume components
- descriptors
- design elements
- gold and gold alloy
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- metalwork
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- nonferrous metal
- object genres
- object genres by material
- plant-derived motifs
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- textile weaving processes and techniques
- textile weaving techniques
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weft patterning
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 964 x 703
- File Size
- 90 KB
- Record
- 1972/2.44.2
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"One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.44.2/1972_2.44.2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 03, 2024.
