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)

There flowing calligraphy carved on one side and Considering that most mokugyo found for sale are 3" to 5" this is an especially large one

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

Early to Mid 20th Century

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

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.