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20th century

Japanese

silk, brocade

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

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

mid- to late-20th century

Japanese

silk

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

Various undergarments – white and pink cloth

Japanese

Various undergarments – tie with tightener

Japanese

Various undergarments – light green padding

Japanese

Various undergarments – long white padding

Japanese

Various undergarments – embroidered padding

Japanese

Various undergarments – long white padding

Japanese

Various undergarments – green padding

Japanese

Various undergarments

Japanese

Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)

1930s-1950s

Japanese

black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread

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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