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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