Obi

Museum number:
9-17954
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017954
Accession number:
Acc.4071
Object count:
1
Description:
Obi (sash): black chirimen (crepe woven) silk w/ shibori (bound tie dye) pattern in white resist at both ends; small random shibori motifs over surface. Excellent condition. Crepe woven silk, shibori. 404.6 cm L.
Donor:
Mr. Ivy Lee
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Obis (accessories) and Obis (sashes)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Obi, accession number 9-17954, described as Obi (sash): black chirimen (crepe woven) silk w/ shibori (bound tie dye) pattern in white resist at both ends; small random shibori motifs over surface. Excellent condition. Crepe woven silk, shibori. 404.6 cm L.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Obi, accession number 9-17954, described as Obi (sash): black chirimen (crepe woven) silk w/ shibori (bound tie dye) pattern in white resist at both ends; small random shibori motifs over surface. Excellent condition. Crepe woven silk, shibori. 404.6 cm L.

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