Obi (Belt) by Japan, textile, 1875-1900

Obi (Belt)

Japan

Year
1875-1900
Medium
Silk, cotton, wild silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound in twill interlacings
Dimensions
179.1 × 65.1 cm (70 1/2 × 25 5/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 104.2 cm (41 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Japonisme

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