Woman's sash (obi-age)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave crepe (chirimen), tie-resist dyed (shibori)
DimensionsHeight x width: 10 x 200 in. (25.4 x 508 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Lois Lilley Howe
Accession number41.771
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Lois Lilley Howe to the MFA on November 13, 1941
18th century
early 18th century
early 17th century
late 19th to early 20th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century, made from 17th century fabric
19th century
19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century