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 patterned with complementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order and continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in 1\4 twill order (nishiki); pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHeight x width: 109.1 x 199.0 cm (42 15/16 x 78 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number60.1164.1
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19th century
early 20th century
19th century
latter half of the 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
19th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
Early 19th century