Length of fabric for sash (obi)

19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueSilk cut and uncut pile (velvet) with satin-weave ground, gilt paper strips

DimensionsHeight x width: 167 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (425.5 x 71.8 cm)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number14.4

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ClassificationsCostumes

Collections

ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on January 8, 1914

19th century

18th or 19th century

first quarter 20th century

first quarter 20th century

19th century

first quarter 18th century

late 19th century

early 19th century

second half of 19th century

1800–50

second quarter of 19th century

second quarter of 19th century