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Length of silk for sash (obi)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; cut and uncut velvet
DimensionsHeight x width: 24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession numberRES.40.79
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
Group shot: 50.803a-b
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1880
Parasol
1855–58
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Sash (obi)
19th century
Group shot: 2008.716.1-3
Yves Saint Laurent
about 1977
Length of velvet
1450–1500
Piece of velvet
16th–17th century