This is a tasteful Nagoya obi with fine checkerboard on rose design, which is embroidered.
Lots of foil threads are added to the three dimensional embroidery design.
Textile is Shioze silk, and it has soft and comfortable smooth touch which is the feature of Shioze silk.
'Maegara' (front patterned part) is on one side.
When you start wrapping the obi from your right tummy to left (Rotate obi counterclockwise), the maegara will appear.

It has tiny and rather prominent stains next to 'maegara' (front pattern on belly), that are rather disturbing.(A)
It has a slight stain on 'otaiko'(square bow), that are not noticeable from a distance. (1st flaw photo)
It also has some other flaws such as folding lines.
Although not shown on the figure, it has slight discoloration on the base.
For the details, please refer to the photos and figure.

Though it has some flaws, it is still wearable enough.
Please enjoy wearing it as everyday clothes!

photo:yamasaki
description:Okabayashi

*Approx background color - off white