A Sakiori Obi in Brown Tones: Rag Woven Kimono Sash

mid twentieth century
112" x 5 1/4", 284.5 cm x 13.25 cm

This is a nicely colored and woven sakiori obi, or a traditional kimono sash that is woven using shredded cloth as its weft yarn. 

The warp yarns on this two-toned brown-on-brown obi are black in color.  The weft yarns--thin, shredded rags--are woven in regular, block-like horizontal stripes of equal widty.

This hand woven sakiori obi is in very good condition, with no visible holes or stains, and it is a very handsome example of a traditional, sakiori weaving.

This is an elegantly colored, beautifully woven folk textile.