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

Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

latter half of 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd Nishiki, silk, gilt paper, filé; 4and1 satin weave with continuous supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order; pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions110 x 209.5 cm (43 5/16 x 82 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.205
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA March 3, 1921. Transferred from the Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century