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Japanese Edo, Japan

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa), 1700s-1800s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa)

Year

1700s-1800s

Medium

Silk, gilt mulberry paper; compound weave, supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk

Dimensions

Length: 208.3 cm (82 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.320

Exhibition History

Japanese Buddhist Priest Robes from the Lucy T. Aldrich Collection

September 1 - December 31, 2011

Kesa

November 20, 1987 - February 28, 1988

Japanese Buddhist Priest Robes

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