A ro weave silk Nagoya obi with hydrangea and silver bamboo
Ro is a banded, airy weave for cooler summer wear
Marked on the front, could be worth dabbing with some isopropyl alcohol to see if it can be removed
Made in Japan
A Nagoya obi. Nagoya obis often have the sash part already folded to half depth, with the knot section at full width, making them easier to put on. Some you fold yourself. This style was invented about 100 years ago and is less heavy than a more formal fukuro or maru obi. Nagoya are usually tied in a taiko musubi (square style knot, named after the Taiko bridge, at the opening of which a few geisha wore it as a new style, after which it became very popular and has remained so ever since), though they can be tied in other knots. Nagoya obis are less formal than a fukuro or maru obis but more formal than hanhaba obis
Obi should not be washed
Nagoya obi folding instructions on my blog, plus names of the parts of the obi, how to wear obi makura, obiage and obijime with your obi and a diagram with shapes and scale of the different obi types.
 
Condition:
Good - marked on front of rear knot area - see photo

Measurements approximately:
Obi are one-size-fits-all items
Width 30cm & 15cm
Length 345cm (sash section 243cm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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