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TITLE Obi (sash), green and gold bamboo pattern DESCRIPTION Obi (sash), green and gold bamboo pattern Double silk brocade, green and gold bamboo pattern. Embroidered family crest of Nagao clan on shoulders and back of kimono. 12 ½" W x 158" L CONTEXT Shizue Sato Nagao brought this kimono and obi with her when she immigrated to the United States as a picture bride in 1917. CREDIT Courtesy of Masako Tanaka Photo courtesy of Hugh Talman, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution DATE 1917 |
