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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Lois Lilley Howe to the MFA on November 13, 1941
Textile sample
late 19th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
second half of 18th century
Jacket (shigotogi, happi)
late 19th or early 20th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 18th century
Fragment of robe (kosode)
early 17th century
Kimono (yukata)
late 19th to early 20th century
Bed cover (yogi)
19th century
Kimono
19th or 20th century