Japan
Obi (Belt)
INV-1541
Japan1901/25, Meiji period (1868–1912)/ Taishô period (1912–1926)
Obi (Belt)
Japan
meijiJapanismtaishotextileweaving
Date
1901/25, Meiji period (1868–1912)/ Taishô period (1912–1926)
Medium
Silk, rayon, and silver-leaf-over-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with plain, twill, and satin interlacings of supplementary patterning wefts, self-patterning ground wefts, and secondary binding warps
Dimensions
331.4 × 35 cm (130 × 13 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wagner
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