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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Mantle Worn by a Buddhist Monk (Kesa)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Mantle Worn by a Buddhist Monk (Kesa)

Year

1786-1838

Medium

  • Silk and gold-leaf gilt-paper discontinuous supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk and gold-leaf gilt-paper discontinuous supplementary weft patterning

Materials

silk, gilt paper

Dimensions

Length: 226.1 cm (89 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.284

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Woven with Silk
Rockefeller Asian Textiles
Jun 10, 2014 – Mar 08, 2015

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Mantle Worn by a Buddhist Monk (Kesa), 1786-1838
Silk and gold-leaf gilt-paper discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Length: 226.1 cm (89 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 35.284

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