This is a vintage nagoya obi with classic design of colorful fans and silver streams.
The fans on the otaiko area have kin/gin-koma embroidery.
Textile is jinken (rayon), and it's soft.
As the photos and the sheet show, the base color has discoloration and patinas from its old age.
The threads of embroidery are coming off in some parts, and the silver dyeing are somewhat discolored and peeled off.
There are noticeable stains C which seem of dyestuff about the maegara (front pattern) area.
For the details, please refer to the photos and the sheet.
*Tare part 11 in ( 31 cm) x 28 in ( 113 cm)
Belt part 5 in ( 15.5 cm) x 30 in ( 216 cm)
*Approx background color - ivory
Softness ( Exceptionally Soft, □Soft, Medium, Comparatively Stiff, Stiff )
description:ohashi
photo:sakon