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Obi Aid

1868-1926

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Obi Aid

1868-1926

Physical Qualities Silk, stiffened paper, metal rivets, 10-1/2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm.) (Without ties)
Credit Line Gift of Clara Jane Shaull, Monkton, Maryland, from the Collection of Robert S. Shaull
Object Number 1990.289
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1990, Clara Jane Shaull, ex. collection Robert S. Shaull, (husband) by purchase in Manchuria.

Inscribed: On lavender ribbon tied to obi aid: Four characters A second label on the inside has 11 Japanese characters and a lily design.

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