A Japanese, blue shioze silk Nagoya obi, with a Heian court scene of Japanese nobles in a garden with pine trees, chrysanthemums and flowing water, they are contained within a shape called genji gumo, which is a stylised cloud shape as seen in the illustrations of The Tale of Genji, a Japanese novel, the first novel ever written.
It has emoyo (a pictorial design, as opposed to geometric or abstract pattern)
Shioze is a type of silk fabric, which is characterized by its thick and solid but supple texture.
Obi should not be washed
Made in Japan
The Japanese take great pains to store their traditional garments with the utmost care, which is why they stay in such exceptional condition. Some of my Japanese garments have large, white stitching (shitsuke) round the edges. The Japanese put these stitches in to keep the edges flat during long periods of storage, these stitches just get pulled out before wearing the garment
Type: 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. Nagoya 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. Tsumugi silk obi are less formal than other silk obi.

Condition:
Excellent

Measurements approximately:
Obi are one-size-fits-all items
Width 30.5cm / 15cm
Length 366cm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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