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Antique Japanese Bamboo Kayakuire-Powder Flask , Edo Period.
Antique Japanese Bamboo Kayakuire-Powder Flask , Edo Period.

Antique Japanese Bamboo Kayakuire-Powder Flask , Edo Period.

Located in Leuven , BE

(obi), allowing easy access while adding a touch of elegance to the wearer’s attire. The portability

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Beauty Tying her Sash (Obi)
Beauty Tying her Sash (Obi)

Beauty Tying her Sash (Obi)

By Torii Kotondo

Located in Burbank, CA

A beauty thoughtfully looks down as she ties her colorful and brightly patterned red obi (sash

Category

1920s Showa Antique Obi

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Pair of Japanese Antique Obi Silk Brocade Pillows
Pair of Japanese Antique Obi Silk Brocade Pillows

Pair of Japanese Antique Obi Silk Brocade Pillows

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a stunning pair of newly crafted pillows created with an early 20th century. Brocade Obi or

Category

1920s Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk, Down

Antique Print of Obi or Scarf fabric 'Japan' by G. Audsley, 1882
Antique Print of Obi or Scarf fabric 'Japan' by G. Audsley, 1882

Antique Print of Obi or Scarf fabric 'Japan' by G. Audsley, 1882

By George Ashdown Audsley

Located in Langweer, NL

Untitled print, Section III, plate V. This chromolithograph depicts fabric of an obi, a scarf worn

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Obi

Materials

Paper

Inro, Japanese, 19th Century
Inro, Japanese, 19th Century

Inro, Japanese, 19th Century

Located in Stockholm, SE

, suspended from the obi (sash) worn around the waist. They are often highly decorated, in a variety of

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Ivory, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Kimono Stand, c. 1920
Japanese Kimono Stand, c. 1920

Japanese Kimono Stand, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional garment racks used to display silk obi sashes, kimono, and haori jackets. Crafted of thin strips

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Hardwood, Oak

Japanese Antique flower stand Ⅱ , side table
Japanese Antique flower stand Ⅱ , side table

Japanese Antique flower stand Ⅱ , side table

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

An elegant flower stand with an obi decoration design. The aged lauan wood has a rich expression

Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Asian Metal Japanese Yatate, Edo, Bronze Pipe Shape
Asian Metal Japanese Yatate, Edo, Bronze Pipe Shape

Asian Metal Japanese Yatate, Edo, Bronze Pipe Shape

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Yatate from their waist sash "obi" by a cord with an ornamental button "netsuki". This would be a nice

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Obi

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sumo' 1920s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sumo' 1920s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Sumo' 1920s

Located in Paris, FR

, which were hung by cords from the obi.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Monkey and Peach' Edo Era 1800s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Monkey and Peach' Edo Era 1800s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Monkey and Peach' Edo Era 1800s

Located in Paris, FR

cords from the obi. A monkey and a peach: Dimensions: H6 x 4 x 4 cm Carver: Yoshikawa.

Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Electric Blue Satin Japanese Kimono Circa 1920/1940
Electric Blue Satin Japanese Kimono Circa 1920/1940

Electric Blue Satin Japanese Kimono Circa 1920/1940

Located in Toulon, FR

high long sleeves and a large matching Obi belt to drape around the waist. Cream cotton lining and

Category

1920s Japanese Antique Obi

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke

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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Obi

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Three monkeys' 1920s Taisho
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Three monkeys' 1920s Taisho

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Three monkeys' 1920s Taisho

Located in Paris, FR

, which were hung by cords from the obi. The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying

Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Obi

Materials

Wood

Fine Quality Bronze Statue of a Geisha in Kimono by G. Leroux
Fine Quality Bronze Statue of a Geisha in Kimono by G. Leroux

Fine Quality Bronze Statue of a Geisha in Kimono by G. Leroux

By Gaston Leroux

Located in New York, NY

drapery and intricate fabric designs. Her Kimono, dotted with lily pads and tied with a red obi belt

Category

19th Century French Antique Obi

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes

19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes

Located in Dallas, TX

, suspended from the obi. The term inro derives from the Sino-Japanese roots in (from Middle Chinese 'jin

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Obi

Materials

Bone

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture
Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

Located in PARIS, FR

century. It is part, like the inrô, of the sagemono: something that can be attached to the obi (belt). It

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Kyogen Noh Theater "TIGER & DRAGON" Dance Kimono Master work
Japanese Kyogen Noh Theater "TIGER & DRAGON" Dance Kimono Master work

Japanese Kyogen Noh Theater "TIGER & DRAGON" Dance Kimono Master work

Located in South Burlington, VT

the right (except when dressing the dead for burial)[6] and are secured by a sash called an obi, which

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Obi

Materials

Cotton

Rare 1930 Olympic Sports Kimono Fine Condition
Rare 1930 Olympic Sports Kimono Fine Condition

Rare 1930 Olympic Sports Kimono Fine Condition

Located in South Burlington, VT

an obi, which is tied at the back. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Obi

Materials

Cotton

Blue Silk Obi
Blue Silk Obi

Blue Silk Obi

Sold|$250

Blue Silk Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese silk brocade obi (woman's kimono belt). Meiji period (circa 1890s) navy blue obi

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Sailing Ship Obi
Sailing Ship Obi

Sailing Ship Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Taisho period (circa 1920). Maru obi is the

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Maroon Silk Obi
Maroon Silk Obi

Maroon Silk Obi

Sold|$1,200

Maroon Silk Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt), Meiji period, circa 1895 beautiful

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Wave Obi
Japanese Wave Obi

Japanese Wave Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Taisho period (C. 1920). The maru obi is the

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Crysanthemum Blossom Obi
Crysanthemum Blossom Obi

Crysanthemum Blossom Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Meiji period (c. 1900). Maru obi is the most

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Peacock Obi
Japanese Peacock Obi

Japanese Peacock Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Japanese obi from Kyoto was worn by women for formal wedding ceremonies as a kimono sash

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Farmers' Obi
Japanese Farmers' Obi

Japanese Farmers' Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Japanese farmer's obi (belt for a kimono). Hand weaved and dyed indigo obi with white

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Cotton

Bird & Fan Obi
Bird & Fan Obi

Bird & Fan Obi

Sold|$1,050

Bird & Fan Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt) from the Meiji period (circa 1900). Maru obis

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Fan Obi
Japanese Fan Obi

Japanese Fan Obi

Sold|$1,050

Japanese Fan Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt) from the Meiji period (C. 1900). Maru obis are

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Silk Brocade Obi
Silk Brocade Obi

Silk Brocade Obi

Sold|$1,050

Silk Brocade Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt) from the Meiji period (circa 1910). Maru obis

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Wedding Obi
Japanese Wedding Obi

Japanese Wedding Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt) from the Meiji period (circa 1900). Maru obis

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Crane Obi
Japanese Crane Obi

Japanese Crane Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Taisho period (c. 1920). Maru obi is the most

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Wedding Fan Obi
Wedding Fan Obi

Wedding Fan Obi

Sold|$1,050

Wedding Fan Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Meiji period (c. 1890). Maru obi is the most

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Art Deco Obi
Art Deco Obi

Art Deco Obi

Sold|$2,800

Art Deco Obi

Located in Sausalito, CA

Japanese 1920's Art Deco obi in black silk with silver metallic design in three sinuous lines in a

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Metallic Thread

Art Deco Obi
Art Deco Obi

Art Deco Obi

Sold|$2,500

Art Deco Obi

Located in Sausalito, CA

Art Deco Japanese silk printed obi with in a innovative design of circles half filled with stripes

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Blue Maru Obi
Blue Maru Obi

Blue Maru Obi

Sold|$190

Blue Maru Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese maru obi, Taisho period, 1920. Originally worn by women as a belt on their kimono and tied

Category

1920s Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Sakiori Obi
Japanese Sakiori Obi

Japanese Sakiori Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage sakiori obi from Kyoto, Japan, was likely woven from a kimono. Traditionally used as belts

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Cotton

Japanese Silk Obi
Japanese Silk Obi

Japanese Silk Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese silk obi was used as a belt on top of a woman’s kimono. It can be used as a table

Category

1880s Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Bamboo Obi
Japanese Bamboo Obi

Japanese Bamboo Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese silk obi with fallen bamboo leaf design was used as a belt on top of a woman’s

Category

1890s Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Silk

Japanese Sakeori Obi
Japanese Sakeori Obi

Japanese Sakeori Obi

Located in San Francisco, CA

This beautiful multi color sakiori obi from Kyoto, Japan was weaved from old rags, most likely a

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Obi

Materials

Cotton

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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.