Obi Fragment
Date1940 P
Place of ManufactureKyoto, Japan, Asia
MediumMaterial: Nishijin brocade
DimensionsOverall: 32.2 x 69.8 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineCollection of the AGGV
Object numberSC303
DescriptionThis fabric hs a complex & luminous pattern of musical instruments & their brocade bags. The triple comma motif in flames is actually a drum, & more & less visible are a biwa ( lute ), sho ( reed organ ), fue ( flute ) & koto ( a zither - like instrument. Backed with red & green material.Status
Not on view
ca 1880s-90s
19th Century
Banko Ware