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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Seven-column priest's robe with court-dance theme (kesa)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Seven-column priest's robe with court-dance theme (kesa)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1736

Medium

  • Silk compound weave with supplementary silk and gold-leaf paper patterning wefts

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk compound weave with supplementary silk and gold-leaf paper patterning wefts

Materials

silk, gilt paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Length: 210.8 cm (83 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

short inscription; date translates to 1736.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.408

Type

  • Costume

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 7: Alchemy

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Selected Works

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Buddhist Vestments
Japanese Kesa
Apr 30, 1993 – Jul 31, 1993
Kesa
Japanese Buddhist Vestments from the Lucy T. Aldrich Collection
Nov 20, 1987 – Feb 28, 1988

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Seven-column priest's robe with court-dance theme (kesa), 1736
Silk compound weave with supplementary silk and gold-leaf paper patterning wefts
Length: 210.8 cm (83 inches)
Bequest of Lucy T. Aldrich 55.408

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