Mauve-and-gold brocade obi with woven chrysanthemum scroll pattern / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.327
- Title
- Mauve-and-gold brocade obi with woven chrysanthemum scroll pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- silk brocade woven in lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975
- 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
- 436 cm x 30 cm (171 5/8 in. x 11 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- obi
- Secondary Object Classification
- Textile
- Secondary Object Type
- brocade
- Physical Description
- One continuous length of cloth, doubled back on itself for lining. The front side has a brocade chysanthemum design woven in gold-wrapped thread in three tones. Lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads for weft woven throughout.
- Subject Matter
- An obi is a sash, usually about thirteen feet long and twelve inches wide, that is both decorative and functional, serving as a belt and closure on the outside of a kimono. Once tied, the flower motifs on this obi appear both on the front and on the back bow. The wearer can adjust, tuck, and neatly hide any excess length of the kimono under the obi. Additionally, the obi can be tied in a variety of ways, creating pleasing shapes such as bows, clams, butterflies and plovers to be displayed by the wearer. This obi is a maru-type, which is the most formal type of obi and made out of heavy silk brocade that would be appropriate with a formal awase or lined kimono during the fall season.
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- weft patterning
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2577 x 3866
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.327
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