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Signed Silk Brocade Obi
Located in Sharon, CT
Very large (188") hand woven silk brocade Obi.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Antique Signed Silk Brocade Obi
Signed Silk Brocade Obi
H 188 in W 14 in D 0.07 in
Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

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Metallic Thread

Pillow Cover Made from a Antique Obi, Japan
Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Obi, Japan
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H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 0.2 in
Early 20th Century Standing Bronze Japanese Geisha with Kimono & Obi
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful bronze figure of a standing Japanese geisha in a traditional kimono with an obi. The
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Early 20th Century French Antique Obi

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Bronze

French Patinated Bronze Figure of a Standing Japanese Geisha with Kimono & Obi
Located in New York, NY
with an obi. This geisha is exceptionally cast with immense detail. Starting from the head, the
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Antique Obi

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Bronze

Att à Goldscheider, Japanese, Painted Terracotta Sculpture, 19th Century
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
decorated with red and yellow flowers on a black background, a large golden obi and wooden sandals. Her hair
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19th Century European Japonisme Antique Obi

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Terracotta

A Rare Edo Period Hirado Porcelain Netsuke, Japan Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
it to an obi (sash). Measuring, .7/8" high x 2.1/8" wide x 1" deep. In good overall condition and
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Obi

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Buffalo' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1920s 'Mouse' Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'mouse and rooster' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Daruma' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Tea pot and Bat' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

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Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Cicada 1900 Meiji Sekisen
Located in Paris, FR
, resulting in the development of containers known as sagemono, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sitting Rabbit' 1900s Meiji Gyokuseki
Located in Paris, FR
, resulting in the development of containers known as sagemono, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Wood

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42"
Located in Portland, OR
used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. It features the distinctive hardware of tansu made
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

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Wrought Iron

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Located in Stamford, CT
objects. The netsuke would slip under the obi and the wallet would hang in front of the wearer. I wore it
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Early 20th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Obi

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Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab and Monkey' 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
, which were hung by cords from the obi.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Antique Malatya Runner Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
pattern, and lined motif pattern are woven together to create a kilim that looks like an obi. The pattern
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Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Obi

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Wool, Natural Fiber

Beauty Enjoying Summer Fireworks
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Burbank, CA
blue stripes and is tied with a colorful obi that features a morning glory pattern. The summer evening
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1920s Showa Antique Obi

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Woodcut

A Myriad of Kyoka Poems - Woodcut Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu - 1830s
By Yanagawa Shigenobu
Located in Roma, IT
embossing (design in white collar), kinginzuri (design in blue obi and stripes in black kimono of the
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19th Century Modern Antique Obi

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Woodcut

Antique Meiji Signed Japanese Figural Woman & Lantern Incense Burner with Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
in the platforms she is standing on. Her obi is also done with a green polychrome with gilt accents
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Bronze

Antique Malatya Runner Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
pattern, and lined motif pattern are woven together to create a kilim that looks like an obi. The pattern
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Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Obi

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Wool, Natural Fiber

Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
in small compartments known as inro. Hung from the obi sash belted around the waist and secured by
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Obi

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Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood

Exceptional Rare Lithograph of Kōnu Genzou from Kyoto in Japan, circa 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
, contrasted with a darker obi (sash) tied around her waist. The lithograph has a decorative oval frame
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1880s Antique Obi

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Paper

Gold Lacquer Inro Decorated with a Lake Landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
boxes (sagemono) hung on the belt (obi). To prevent them from slipping, a netsuke, a small wooden or
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Mid-19th Century Antique Obi

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Lacquer

Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
seals, medicine, and other small items. They were hung from the obi, and secured with netsuke and ojime
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Silver, Copper

Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
the obi (sash) worn around the waist when wearing a kimono. They are often highly decorated with
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1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, Lacquer

Japan 1810 Kajikawa Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
on the obi (a broad sash) by men of the upper classes and were prized as collector’s items. Kajikawa
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1810s Japanese Edo Antique Obi

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Agate, Gold

Japan 18th Century Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
the obi (sash) worn around the waist when wearing a kimono. They are often highly decorated with
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Obi

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Silver

Japan 1800 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With Utensils
Located in Miami, FL
holding small objects, suspended from the obi (sash) worn around the waist when wearing a kimono. They are
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Obi

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Coral

Vintage Peacock III (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted, made to order by the artist)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
, zashikikazari, kimono, prahran, japanesetextiles, stonningtongifts, kazarichristmas, obi, vintageobi
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1790s Baroque Antique Obi

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Brass

Antique French Carved Walnut and Upholstered Twin Bed with Asian Figural Fabric
Located in Topeka, KS
positions and dressed in jewel toned heavily patterned kimono, obi, and robes. I imagine this bed being used
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19th Century French Provincial Antique Obi

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Fabric, Walnut

Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
Located in New York, NY
This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi
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1830s Japanese Edo Antique Obi

Materials

Lacquer

Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
H 22.25 in W 24 in D 10 in
Japanese Sakiori Obi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Sakiori Obi Sakiori are Textile reuse or recycling. When textiles are no longer able to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Cotton

Japanese Sakiori Obi
Japanese Sakiori Obi
H 5 in W 32 in D 8 in
Japanese Silk Obi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Silk Obi (Sash) with a background of Dark Brown with Rust and Green wovern through the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Silk

Japanese Silk Obi
Japanese Silk Obi
H 0.75 in W 12 in D 14 in
Japanese Silk Brocade Obi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Silk Brocade Obi (Sash) that would be used as a sash on a Kimmo. The background is black
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Brocade, Silk

Japanese Silk Brocade Obi
Japanese Silk Brocade Obi
H 2 in W 12.5 in D 16 in
Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Gold Maru Silk Obi Lovely Japanese Obi (sash) Gold, Black, and Cream Silk woven into a Mountain
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
Japanese Gold Maru Silk Obi
H 130 in W 12.75 in D 0.025 in
Vintage Japanese Indigo Blue Silk Shibori Obi Scarf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Over 13 feet long (404 cm) vintage 1920 Japanese hand dyed shibori men's obi. Used for men as a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Vintage Japanese Blackish Blue Silk Shibori Obi Scarf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Over Eleven feet long (356 cm) vintage 1920 Japanese hand dyed shibori men's obi. Used for men as a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Kimono Design for Women Green and Red with Silver Obi
By Matsui Yuoko
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO Japanese Kimono Designs Matsui Yuoku, Painter Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33) Honda Ichijirou, Publisher Woodblock Prints Celebrated as much for color as pattern, the...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Japanese Tachiko Gosho Ningyo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
with tea green lining and brocade obi costume. All carved of Kiri wood (Paulownia) with fabric and wire
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kuge Tachiko Gosho Ningyo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
gold checker board patterned obi, the figure all carved of Kiri wood (Paulownia) with the exception of
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kimekomi Child Doll Wearing Silk Kimono, Style of Taisho Romence, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
-deco and other western currents. The child girl doll wear a silk kimono and pink colored obi that is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Kimekomi Girl Doll Wearing Silk Kimono, Style of Taisho Romence, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
-deco and other western currents. The doll wear a beautiful silk kimono and green colored obi that is
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Early 20th Century Antique Obi

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Kimekomi Girl Doll Wearing Silk Kimono, Style of Taisho Romence, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
-deco and other western currents. The doll wear a beautiful silk kimono and orange colored obi that
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

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Silk, Wood

Japanese Kimekomi Girl Doll Wearing Silk Kimono, Style of Taisho Romence, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
other western currents. The doll wear a beautiful silk kimono and obi that is decorative Japanese sash
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

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Wood, Silk

Japanese Kimekomi Woman Doll Wearing Silk Kimono, Style of Taisho Romance, 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
Deco and other western currents. The woman doll wear a silk kimono and obi which is a Japanese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

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Silk, Wood

Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of an Oiran, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
the outer robe a kinran brocade of a large leaf pattern on a blue field. The large brocade obi tied in
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Obi

Materials

Fabric

Japanese Arita Porcelain Figure of a Man, circa 1700
Located in Geelong, Victoria
and text motif, the inner with a prunus and leaf design, a wide obi sash to his waist and shoes just
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Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Ito Shinsui, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Shin Hanga, Moon, Beauty Ukiyo-e
By Ito Shinsui
Located in London, GB
fan cartouche on the model's obi sash. Shinsui was renowned for his elegant portraits of women and
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Obi

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Choki Eishosai, Parody, Kimono, Courtesan, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
waves. Her obi sash bears embossed seigaiha ripples and a coiling dragon to signify her role. Common
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Late 18th Century Edo Antique Obi

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Important Hand-Painted Japanese Meiji Porcelain Geisha by Kinkozan Sobei
By Kinkozan
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
head piece and gilt gold decorated Obi. This piece displays several Classic design elements from the
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Porcelain

Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood, Isho Kasame Dansu, for Kimonos & Obis. Meiji Period, 1868/1912Tokyo
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

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Elm

Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
Chest of Drawers in Elm Wood Isho Kasame Dansu
H 41.74 in W 34.65 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Two-Panel Screen "Bamboo Forest on Gold"
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen was originally fusuma doors, mineral pigments on gold leaf with 18th century obi brocade
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Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Obi

1920s Chinese Jacquard Silk Robe
Located in Gresham, OR
pattern and contrasting floral lining. Sold with Japanese obi.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Obi

A Beauty Applies "Rouge" (Kuchibeni)
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Burbank, CA
creped green, and she wears a checkered obi of red and silver. She is seated on a cushion with tie-die
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1920s Showa Antique Obi

Materials

Color

Chōkōsai Eishō (fl.1790) - 18thC Japanese Woodblock, Geisha With A Makeup
Located in Corsham, GB
geisha in a loose and flowing kimono and yakata, tide with a silk obi belt. She is holding a makeup brush
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Early 18th Century Antique Obi

Materials

Woodcut

Utagawa Hiroshige (1826-1869) - Mid 19th Century Japanese Woodblock, Coy Geisha
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Corsham, GB
. She is in a traditional kimono tied with an obi and is carrying a string of tasseled beads. Her
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19th Century Antique Obi

Materials

Woodcut

Utagawa Hiroshige (1826-1869) - Mid 19th Century Japanese Woodblock, Coy Geisha
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Corsham, GB
. She is in a traditional kimono tied with an obi and is carrying a string of tasseled beads. Her
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19th Century Antique Obi

Materials

Woodcut

1920's Lame Broche Opera Coat
Located in New York, NY
leafy fern motifs reminiscent of Chanel's kimono coats of obi silk. It is lined in a vibrant coral silk
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Obi

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Antique Obi For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique obi you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique obi for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, silk and down. There are many kinds of the antique obi you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique obi, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique obi has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Atelier Lam, antique textiles galleries and George Ashdown Audsley are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Obi?

An antique obi can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $695, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.