Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls / Minagawa Gekka
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.325
- Title
- Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1892-1987
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kinki (region)
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kinki (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Inscription
- Artist's seal Gekka __ withing a rectangular cartouche, done in wax resist
- Dimensions
- 358.14 cm x 30.9 cm x 0.1 cm (141 in. x 12 3/16 in. x 1/16 in.)
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- obi
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- embroidery
- 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.
- Subject Matter
- Scroll of flower and foliage design is traditionally called “hana karakusa” (Chinese plants with flowers) and has numerous variations. Usually, the flowers in this type are not actual plants, so that they appear exotic as in the design of this obi. The wax-resist dying technique used is called roketsuzome.
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- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.325
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"Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls; Minagawa Gekka." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.325/2005_1_325.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
