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

Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

dated 1802 (Kyōwa 2)
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd silk, gilt paper; lampas with 2/1 twill foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (karaori); pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHeight x width: 112.8 x 200.5 cm (44 7/16 x 78 15/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.626
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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsInscription @ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917
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