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Length of silk for sash (obi)
Length of silk for sash (obi)

Length of silk for sash (obi)

late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; twill-weave ground with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave, silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions42.4 x 140 cm (16 11/16 x 55 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession numberRES.50.16
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bill Knapp to the MFA in 1950
Noh costume (karaori)
late 18th to early 19th century
Noh costume (karaori)
early 20th century
Noh costume (karaori)
late 19th century
Noh costume (karaori)
late 19th or early 20th century
Kimono (uchikake)
early 20th century