This unique fukuro obi will look wonderful as a belt or wall hanging.
The smooth silk surface is divided into sections featuring pure white cranes soaring in the sky inside square frames of silver. Tiny woven flowers shimmer in metallic colors upon misty pink, coral, mauve and peach.
Item #
R23283
Country
Japan
Type
Fukuro Obi (about 60% of the front side covered with patterns)
Age
Mid to late 20th c.
Technique
Weave
Material
Silk and metallic thread
Condition
In excellent vintage condition.
Texture
Medium-weight obi with finely woven patterns on a smooth surface.
