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93-19-1

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Obi
Object Number 93-19-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Flower Cart
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Light tan base color with a design repeated nine times down the length. Pattern is called "hanaguruma" in Japanese, meaning flower cart pattern. Flowers, leaves, a white bird and a black wheel are in each repitition. Embroidery colors include maize, gray, black, white, gold, and various shades of green and orange-brown. Two parallel gold strips on edges and at one end there is text.

Length 408 cm
Width 68 cm
Credit Line Gift of Henry Trowbridge, 1993

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