Japanese Obi or Sash with Geometric Motif

Mint green silk with silvery diamonds is wonderfully cool and tidy.

This obi or sash with geometric motif is from Japan, and is ca. 1940. It is silk. Kimono and obi are worn together, and the sash is tied at the back in one of many styles, depending on the occasion and the type of obi. Woven and folded woven sash in soft pistachio green with large nested diamond shapes outlined in pale silver. Each diamond holds a tiny cross-shaped motif. A narrow border of small lozenges runs down the left side. It is 12 inches wide and 176 long.

Geometry, but make it gentle.