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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe),

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)

Medium

silk, gilt paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • gilt paper; gauze weave,
  • yuzen-dyed,
  • embroidered

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gilt paper; gauze weave,
  • yuzen-dyed,
  • embroidered

Dimensions

Length: 115.6 cm (45 1/2 inches)

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.064

About

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)

Place Made: Japan

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe) with the accession number of 13.064. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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