Accession Number
2013/2.379

Title
Obi

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
20th century

Medium & Support
silk, brocade

Dimensions
12 3/4 in x 149 in (32.39 cm x 378.46 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi

Physical Description
Black with matte black circle and scroll design. Water crests are of many types, designs based on flowing water, water in ponds, or other inspirations. The flowing water motif, with its distinctive S sharped formned by the parallel lines, can be found in Yayoi period artifacts.  This particular water crests called "Kanze Whirlpools".  The Kanze family, head of one of the schools of Noh, used this design of a whirlpool of water as the ritual motif for the head of the Kanze school

Primary Object Classification
Costume and Costume Accessories

Primary Object Type
obi

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Kyoto
gold thread
obis
repeated motif
water (inorganic material)