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

Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd silk, simple gauze weave (sha), embroidery, pierced and appliquéd
DimensionsL x W: 106.5 x 179 cm (41 15/16 x 70 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.195
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceDr. WIlliam Sturgis Bigelow gift to MFA March 3, 1921.
André Courrèges
Spring/Summer 1968
Textile sample
late 19th century
Textile sample
late 19th century
Group shot: 2006.1987.1, 2006.1987.3
Bill Blass
1990s
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
17th or 18th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 19th century
Woman's evening dress
Yves Saint Laurent
Fall/Winter 1969–70