Textile Panel from an Obi; the ground has bands of green and brown that are connected by an Ikat woven band in white striated lines; the entire Obi is embroidered, and hand-brocaded in various flowers, stems, and leaves in soft, natural shades of grey, yellow, green, brown, white, blue, and purple in untwisted silk floss in a satin stitch; the flowers are the Seven Flowers of Autumn; broken lines of metallic thread are woven in to accent the textile; backed on pale pink sateen.From record: Fragment of a very old Obi featuring the Seven Flowers of Autumn. "Aki NoNanakusa" Seven Flowers of Autumn. During the Heian Period (794-1185), these flowers were common in the gardens of the aristocracy. The flowers are: Hagi, Kazu, Obana, Ominaeshi, Nadeshiko, Asagao, Fujibakama.
Table Scarf of dark indigo woven silk and gold gilt paper brocade in a design of serpentine vines with flowers and leaves and scrolls motif; backed on dark orange woven silk.
Textile Panel from an Obi of off-white, orange, gold, lavender, peach, and black kinran weave brocade in a repeat design of a crane, flowers, feathery leaf motif, water wheel with some sort of architecture outlined in black silk; motifs of chrysanthemum, water lily, and "Shippo" design; backed on beige cotton sateen.
Garment Bag of brown cotton with print of vertical bands of a floral, phoenix, and Pegasus repeat design; triangular shape at top with a slit opening trimmed in a brown band. Medieval designs.