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Old Blue Satin Obi with Amazing Embroidery
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Pre 1940 item# 36748 (stock# 5728)
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Asian Art by Kyoko
Tel: 562-902-0625
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This is a beautiful old Japanese Shusu (lustrous Satin-weave) obi with the finest embroidery work.
Condition of the silk is excellent. It feels so soft, totally different from the newer obis. Color is a shiny deep blue. There is one seam in the center of the front and two in the back. Converted from Nagoya style obi to a flat obi of 11 1/8" wide x 80" long, all the works are done profesionally by hand. The design areas are balanced on each end of the front side this way. It was m ...click for details
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Picture Framed Nishijin Silk, Heian Court
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Pre 1980 item# 28560 (stock# 5706)
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Asian Art by Kyoko
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This is a current Nishijin textile, a very pricey item in Japan. This is an authentic one, it is woven thick like an obi sash.
I have two hangings listed here. This is the larger one. The details, especially the gold thread, did not show up in the pictures. The theme is the aristocrat's graceful life in court during Heian Era (794-1192AD). You see a princess figure wearing 12 layered kimonos. The current empress had the same traditional attire from this period for the royal wedding no ...click for details
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