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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese, Edo

Title

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa)

Period

Edo Period, 1615-1868

Year

1600s

Medium

  • silk,
  • gilt mulberry paper; compound weave,
  • supplementary warp and weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gilt mulberry paper; compound weave,
  • supplementary warp and weft patterning

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Length: 209.6 cm (82 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.322

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Japanese Buddhist Priest Robes from the Lucy T. Aldrich Collection
Sep 01, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese
Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa), 1600s
Silk, gilt mulberry paper; compound weave, supplementary warp and weft patterning
Length: 209.6 cm (82 1/2 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 35.322

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