A 1970s silver-grey Nagoya obi with embroidered gosho ningyo (imperial dolls)
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:
Very Good - a couple of small marks - see photos. Could be worth a try at dabbing isopropyl alcohol on them to see if they can be removed

Measurements approximately:
Obi are one-size-fits-all items
Width 31cm & 15cm
Length 350 cm
 
 
 
 
 
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