Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.345
- Title
- Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
- Dimensions
- 402 cm x 32.3 cm (158 1/4 in. x 12 11/16 in.)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- 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.
- Subject Matter
- Maru obi with phoenix design
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- animal material
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fibroinous material
- legendary creatures
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1229 x 2434
- File Size
- 398 KB
- Record
- 2005/1.345
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"Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.345/2005_1_345.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 03, 2024.
