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Old Blue Satin Obi with Amazing Embroidery

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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1940: Item # 36748

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Asian Art By Kyoko
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This is a beautiful old Japanese Shusu (lustrous Satin-weave) obi with the finest embroidery work. Condition of the silk is excellent. It feels so soft, totally different from the newer obis. Color is a shiny deep blue. There is one seam in the center of the front and two in the back. Converted from Nagoya style obi to a flat obi of 11 1/8" wide x 80" long, all the works are done profesionally by hand. The design areas are balanced on each end of the front side this way. It was made into the perfect size for a table runner on a formal dining room table. There is one long folding line on one side of the front.