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"Elephants Embracing 2" Woven Samples

"Elephants Embracing 2" Woven Samples

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  • Sourced from Japan
This listing is for a pair of complimenting woven tapestries, likely made as samples of the featured image that could be ordered for a custom obi.

The large, central image is a pair of elephants wrapped in an embrace, each wearing a silver or gold toga that matches their bodies. One of the pair has a cream background and the other is a light orange.  The weaving alone is quite beautiful, and the unusual design is likely to raise eyebrows and questions!

No, there are no elephants native to Japan, but designers there are often influenced by current events.  Egyptian themes were popular in the 1970s when King Tut's Sarcophagus was on exhibit around the world. We suspect that the designer who created these had a love of ancient Rome or Greece, since the elephants seem like statues, with human arms and feet that seem to be standing on a statue platform.

Quite unusual!  There is a woven logo or kanji near the foot of each statue, possibly the weaver or the design house.
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Length: 14"
Width: 9"
Made In (Estimated): 1980s
Condition: Excellent
Fiber: Silk
Technique: Woven
Colors: Light Orange, Cream, Gold, Silver
Motifs: Elephants

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