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Woman’s Sash (Nagoya obi) with Appliquéd Designearly Shōwa period (1926-1989)

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Textile with three diagonal staircase rows of small fabric patches — yellow-brown ikat, red-and-white stripe, and cream floral — appliquéd onto a charcoal black ground
Textile detail showing three square fabric patches appliquéd diagonally across a black ground, each patch printed with red and blue floral motifs on white, with blanket-stitched edges.
Textile with three woven square patches arranged diagonally on a black ground, each patch edged in red and filled with vertical stripes in red, black, and white.
Textile work with woven rectangular patches in gold, brown, and red arranged diagonally across a black fabric ground, each patch edged with amber whipstitching.
Textile work with three woven square patches arranged diagonally across a dark charcoal ground, each patch featuring vertical stripes in red, black, and white, edged with red whipstitch.
Rectangular ink rubbing or dark-ground composition with four Chinese seal script characters and small seal marks arranged in a horizontal row against a deep charcoal background with faint horizontal striations.
Textile panel with dark ground, featuring two diagonal rows of appliquéd rectangular patches in red, white, and blue floral print arranged staircase-fashion at left and right, flanking a central zigzag row of red-and-white striped patches with red embroidered edges.
Title
Woman’s Sash (Nagoya obi) with Appliquéd Design
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Silk satin, silk plain weave, silk crepe, cotton plain weave; tie-resist-dyed warp (tate-gasuri), block-printed, appliquéd
Dimensions
12 3/8 × 139 1/4 in. (31.43 × 353.7 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2014.66
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles