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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 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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA October 13, 1960.