Geta (Object)

2003-40-37

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Geta (Object)
Object Number 2003-40-37
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Silk | Lacquer | Brocade | Rope
Technique Carved | Woven
Description

Raised geta with innersole of finely woven rice straw; thong of orange silk brocade attached under toe pedestal with metal clamp and under heel with rope; red lacquered platform decorated with gold leaf flower and bird motif with front of toe pedestal slanting sharply toward back of shoe; underside painted black; two wooden pegs under heel.

Height 8.9 cm
Length 19.7 cm
Width 8.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.54 - Other Number

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