Buddhist priest's robe (kesa, yokogesa)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk (kinran), gilt paper; lampas with 2/1 twill foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave; pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsOverall: 57.2 x 150.4cm (22 1/2 x 59 3/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession number15.270
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ProvenancePurchased by the donor of Shojiro Nomura; gift to MFA on February 4, 1915
latter half of 19th to early 20th century
early 20th century
19th century
latter half of the 18th–first half of the 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
dated 1802 (Kyōwa 2)
latter half of the 19th century
latter half of 19th century
19th century
latter half of 19th century
latter half of 19th century
late 19th to early 20th century