Obi Makura
1867
Physical Qualities
Silk, cotton (?) padding, stiffened paper, 5 x 8-1/2 in. (12.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Clara Jane Shaull, Monkton, Maryland, from the Collection of Robert S. Shaull
Object Number
1990.303
An obi pad or obi makura--a Japanese costume accessory consisting of a kidney-shaped silk covered pad with a stiffened back and ties which is secured around the waist of the wearer and is used to hold the shape of the knot tied in the obi or kimono sash. The pad is covered in a patterned silk (rinzu) printed in with various motifs including flowers, a fan, and a crane in orange, light orange, green, blue, yellow, and gray. The stiffened back of the pad is covered in white silk which is marked with paper and ink stamps.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1990, Clara Jane Shaull, ex. collection Robert S. Shaull, (husband) by purchase in Manchuria.
Inscribed: Attached to the back of the pad: Paper labels and stamps with Japanese characters
