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Obi (Belt)

Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; both selvages present
413.2 × 69.5 cm (162.7 × 27.4 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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