AUTHENTIC , original, LATE taisho silk ladies  obi, 12 ft long x 6 ins wide, in deep orange with sakura motifs, emblazoned or embroidered on it.

what is an obi, it is a japanese sash, used in the kimono industry, now long dead and gone.

it can be used as a bed runner, wall hanging or actually for a kimono.

The obi for men's kimono is rather narrow, 10 centimetres (3.9 in) wide at most, but a woman's formal obi can be 30 centimetres (12 in) wide and more than 4 metres (13 ft) long. Nowadays, a woman's wide and decorative obi does not keep the kimono closed; this is done by different undersashes and ribbons worn underneath the obi. The obi itself often requires the use of stiffeners and ribbons for definition of shape and decoration.

There are many types of obi, most for women: wide obi made of brocade and narrower, simpler obi for everyday wear. This is a fukoro obi in silk, medium weight