This listing is for a traditional fukuro style obi. 

Like scattered pages from a royal anthology, this fukuro style obi floats classical poetry across a black background. Gold backed cards inscribed with elegant kanji script drift among delicately rendered noble court figures, their layered robes in soft blues, greens, and warm browns with shimmering metallic accents. The imagery evokes Heian era literary culture, where poetry, court life, and seasonal reflection are intertwined.

One card references imagery of "the moon reflected on water, floating clouds in the sky".

This is a fukuro obi - wide for the entire length, plain on the backside and a patterned design only on the front. There is a one yard "blank" section on the front, as is common with contemporary fukuro obi, where some cost can be saved by leaving it blank where the first wrap layer of the belt portion occurs, since it doesn't show to the public.

See the videos below to learn about the different styles of obi as well as ways to use them in your decor. If you're interested in purchasing an obi to display, consider our 30" display rods.