Obi Clutch Purse

Butterfly, enormous and fully committed, flutters across an orange circle

This is a clutch purse made from obi kimono silk. An obi is the wide sash worn with a Japanese kimono, and it is usually woven or embroidered with patterns that are among the most elaborate on the garment. Leaves and blossoms in gold and peach crowd the right. A black clutch with a wide orange circle ringed in gold, holding a butterfly with green and cream wings and an orange head. A hint of orange lines the base. It is 11.25 inches long, 3.25 deep and 8.5 high.

Everything about it is flapping, in a very orderly way.