Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd Nishiki, silk, gilt paper; lampas with 2/1 twill foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave; pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHeight x width: 114.7 x 198.2 cm (45 3/16 x 78 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Marshall H. Gould
Accession number39.2
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ProvenanceGift of Marshall H. Gould to the MFA on January 12, 1939 Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
early 20th century
latter half of the 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
dated 1802 (Kyōwa 2)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
latter half of 19th to early 20th century
latter half of 19th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
19th century
19th century
latter half of 19th century
19th century