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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd silk, gilt paper; 4and1 satin weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order (karaori); pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHeight x width: 110.7 x 217.5 cm (43 9/16 x 85 5/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.625
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 19th to early 20th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 19th to early 20th century