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Obi
20th century
Japanese
silk, brocade
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Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
circa 1950
Minagawa Gekka
Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
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Nagoya-style Obi with wax-resist overall pattern of crackled pink-on-white, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of colorful tropical orchids
mid 20th century
Minagawa Gekka
satin damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
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Obi
mid- to late-20th century
Japanese
silk
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Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design
1960s-1970s
Japanese
silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches
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Various undergarments – white and pink cloth
Japanese
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Various undergarments – tie with tightener
Japanese
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Various undergarments – light green padding
Japanese
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Various undergarments – long white padding
Japanese
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Various undergarments – embroidered padding
Japanese
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Various undergarments – long white padding
Japanese
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Various undergarments – green padding
Japanese
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Various undergarments
Japanese
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Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)
1930s-1950s
Japanese
black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread
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Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs
1930s-1950s
Japanese
silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery
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