This is a tasteful shioze Nagoya obi with "Kiri" (paulownia) design, which is dyed with ombre dyeing.
Gold glazing outline is added to the design.
Textile is Shioze silk, and it has soft and comfortable smooth touch which is the feature of Shioze silk.

It has a brownish stain on upper 'otaiko'(square bow). (2nd flaw photo)
It has a reddish stain.(A)
They are disturbing because of its base color.
It has discoloration on the base due to its age.
It also has some other flaws such as folding lines.
For the details, please refer to the photos and figure.

If these flaws do not bother you, it could be still worn.
Please enjoy its tasteful design!

photo:oohashi
description:Okabayashi

*Approx background color - off white