Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
early 20th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper; 4and1 satin weave patterned by weft floats bound in 1/4 twill order and with continuous supplementary wefts of gilt paper bound in 1/2 twill order (kinran); pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHeight x width: 46.9 x 150.5 cm (18 7/16 x 59 1/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.644
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ProvenanceGift to MFA on February 15,1917
19th century
19th century
latter half of the 19th century
19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
18th century