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Women's Nagoya obi with drums and flutes
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Women's Nagoya obi with drums and flutes

anonymous · 1920 - 1940 · embroidering; weaving; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sash for a kimono with a half-width section (Nagoya obi) for a woman, with a decoration of two drums and a flute. The section with the drums is folded into a square knot on the back (taiko) — also the word for drum. Ivory-white twill-woven silk with embroidered decoration.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineVrouwen Nagoya obi met drums en fluit. 1920 - 1940. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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