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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
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rank 63.13656
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