Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd silk, gilt paper; 2/1 twill weave with continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in 1/2 twill order and discontinuous supplementary-weft floats (silk) bound at intervals; pieced and appliquéd (Karaori)
DimensionsHeight x width: 113.3 x 212.7 cm (44 5/8 x 83 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.202
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late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of 19th century
19th century
19th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century