Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to first half of 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueColumns: silk, gilt paper; lampas with 7 and 1 satin foundation and plain-weave supplementary weave (karaori)
Dividing bands: silk, gilt paper; 5/1 twill weave with continuous (gilt paper) and discontinuous (silk) supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order; pieced
DimensionsHeight x width: 118.6 x 200.1 cm (46 11/16 x 78 3/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.631
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift to the MFA on February 15, 1917
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
17th or 18th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
early 20th century
19th century
dated 1802 (Kyōwa 2)
late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century