Obi Clutch Purse

Huge golden blossom fills the flap, with honeycomb borders hugging both sides

This is a clutch purse made from obi kimono silk. Obi silk is often a dense brocade woven with metallic or colored threads, a heavy cloth that holds its shape well when cut and sewn into new forms. Curving bands of tiny hexagons run down each side. A folded clutch in deep purple, dominated by a wide, many-petalled gold flower with fine ruled lines. The weave has a faint sheen and the corners look crisp. It is 11.25 inches long, 3.25 deep and 8.5 high.

Entire garden compressed into a single, well-dressed rectangle.