A vintage silk fukuro obi sash. In jacquard weave with 2 hues of gold-thread and red, green, yellow and brown silk. Clematis meandering upwards against a yellow-golden background, partially obscured by copper-golden stylized flower shapes.
The back of the obi is plain cream-colored silk, as is about 1.5 meters on the front, which would be invisible when wrapped around the body. The last 16.5 inches of the obi seamlessly fit onto the rest of the design.
Japan, Showa era, ca. 1960s-1990s.
L 164 x W 12 in. (ca. 415.5 x 30.5 cm)
The obi has been worn and shows light stains on the plain inside-silk
From the collection/ward robe of Reiko Sakagami, former mistress of the Man O' War Farm in Texas
Fukuro obi are made from one strip of decorated fabric, and are lined with a solid-colored strip. It is worn at formal occasions.
