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
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bill Knapp to the MFA in 1950
19th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
19th century
19th century
early 20th century
late 19th century
19th century