This is a tasteful sioze
nagoya obi with exotic 'karakusa' (arabesque) border pattern, which is dyed.
The three borders in glossy darker brown are dyed with urushi.
Textile is sioze silk and has soft and smooth touch.
There is a stain in the maegara (front pattern) area.(Maegara part is dyed in the both sides, and one side is colored with two colors and another side is dyed with a color. The stain is in the two colors side.)
Scraped lines typical of sioze silk are rather spread as shown in photo A.
Also discoloration can be seen.
For the details, please refer to the photos and the sheet.
*Tare part 12.2 in ( 31 cm) x 42.5 in ( 108 cm)
Belt part 6.3 in ( 16 cm) x 101.2 in ( 257 cm)
*Approx background color - HTML code ( D3B49D)
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Softness ( Exceptionally Soft,□ Soft, Medium, Comparatively Stiff, Stiff )
description:ohashi
Photo.kawanishi