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.
Research trip to Shangdong Province to interview local artists who created woodcut paintings, gourd paintings, dough flowers, quilts, and embroidery. Places that were visited include Dayang village, Dazhao village, Quanbei village, Lang village, and Lishe village.
Research trip to Shangdong Province to interview local artists who created woodcut paintings, gourd paintings, dough flowers, quilts, and embroidery. Places that were visited include Dayang village, Dazhao village, Quanbei village, Lang village, and Lishe village.