Antique Japanese Pure Silk Obi Kimono Sash Red & Gold 13ft Hibachi Quan Yin measures 16" tall

Quan Yin measures 16" tall by 6" wide at the base (46 x 15 cm)

bracken-fern) bail handles — the characteristic curved form whose name derives from the young fern frond it resembles

The paste is applied through a tube (the tsutsu) similar to the tubes which are used by bakers to decorate cakes

It is by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

Condition = Very Good

Antique Japanese Pure Silk Obi Kimono Sash Red & Gold 13ft Hibachi Quan Yin measures 16" tallThis is an antique Japanese Maru Obi a type of sash typically worn around the waist with a kimono. Made of silk and woven with unparalleled precision. Traditional designs in red, gold and green paulownia leaves, pine needles, ancient coins, palanquin. Approximately 13ft long by 13" wide Condition: may have pulled threads and small stains consistent with being approximately a century old.