Image

Japanese Edo, Japan

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa), 1800-1850s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Semi-formal Buddhist vestment (7-column kesa)

Year

1800-1850s

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk,
gilt paper

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 210.5 cm (82 7/8 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.397

Exhibition History

Japanese Buddhist Priest Robes from the Lucy T. Aldrich Collection

September 1 - December 31, 2011

Use

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