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Samurai-Class Woman’s Sash (kakeshita obi) with Peonies and Geometric Patternsmid-Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century

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Three rectangular silk textile panels with a teal ground, decorated with large orange and purple peony blossoms and a diagonal lattice of cream medallion tiles in alternating sections
Horizontal textile band with a sage green ground, densely decorated with large peony blossoms in orange, purple, white, and yellow-green, interspersed with diamond-shaped lattice and checkerboard medallions in gold and white, with scattered gold dots throughout.
Textile panel with green ground, featuring large appliquéd peony blooms in orange and purple, gold checkered border sections, and a row of diamond-shaped medallions with white and purple patterned insets at upper center.
Title
Samurai-Class Woman’s Sash (kakeshita obi) with Peonies and Geometric Patterns
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century
Medium
Silk satin (shusu) with stenciled imitation tie-dye (kata kanoko) and silk and gold-leaf-paper-wrapped-silk-thread embroidery
Dimensions
9 1/2 × 148 in. (24.13 × 375.92 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2006.191
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles