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Woman's sash (obi-age)

Japanese
Late Edo or early Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), tie-resist dyed (shibori)
Dimensions Height x width: 10 x 200 in. (25.4 x 508 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Lois Lilley Howe
Accession Number41.771
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSash for securing obi (obi-age) with design of hemp leaf pattern (asanoha) made up of white spots created by the tie-dye technique (kanoko shibori) on a reddish-orange silk crepe ground.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Lois Lilley Howe to the MFA on November 13, 1941