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obi

1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

obi , 1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: paper; silk; twill; patchwork; compound weave; foil

Credit line: Gift in memory of James H. Walker Jr., by his family

Accession number: 1993.0347

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
“Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art,” Nov-2005, Mary Dusenbury
An ohi is a long, narrow stole worn by a Buddhist priest on formal occasions. It is worn draped over the forearm that is not encumbered by the folds of the kesa.
The corner patches represent the Shitenno- or Four Guardian Deities. On this ohi the Shitenno- are interpreted literally. One figure can be identified as Bishamonten, Guardian of the North, by the reliquary held in his left hand and lance in his right.