Woven cotton belt. This loosely woven cotton belt is off-white with 3 stripes following the warp in blue black gold green and red. The center stripe is 1" (2.5 cm) wide and is the widest. This stripe has gold in the middle with red on either side and…
Woven cotton belt. This narrow cotton belt is black with three stripes following the warp in red gold and black. The three stripes have a black center with gold next to it and red on the outside. The two ends have short fringes.
Obi fabric of silk brocade with black background with a pattern of clouds tendrils and morning glories (asagao) of gunmetal gray with stripes of flowers in pale gray and bronze. Meiji Period 1868-1912.
Japanese silk brocade obi fabric. Taiso or Meiji periods? Most at TX-14B. (A): Charcoal gray; gold pattern of chrysanthemums and vines. Fair: torn selvedge and stains; slight discoloration of center fold. (B): Black OBI; olive green dragon; pale…
Blue/green silk brocade obi with maple chrysanthemum bamboo pine water and footbridge motifs. Dated 19th century. The obi is double layered the fabric folded and handstitched with black thread. The brocade consists of gold white grey-blue and rust…
A narrow woven belt of fine cotton. It is salmon colored with mirror image the stripes in groups of three. The first stripe is black green and yellow. The second is deeper salmon white green salmon green and deep salmon. The third is white deep…
Purple and green vertically striped fabric belt with leather trim. Double pronged buckle. Two zippered pouches. Belt shortened or extended by metal loop-holder in back.