Textile Panel created from a hand-woven Samurai's Obi of silk brocade with four-clawed dragons, flower motif, and cloud motif

Title
Textile Panel created from a hand-woven Samurai's Obi of silk brocade with four-clawed dragons, flower motif, and cloud motif
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Description
Textile Panel created from a hand-woven Samurai's Obi of silk brocade with four-clawed dragons, flower motif, and cloud motif in blues, golds, pinks, yellow, green, ecru, and coral-pink; the motifs are on a ground of stiff brown fabric (maybe gazar) with darker areas that look like mountain motifs or terrain; lined with an warm orange silk damask with delicate crane and flower pattern.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
Motif
Dragon Flower Cloud Crane
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Japan
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1955.005.005
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk
Technique
Brocade Damask Woven
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University