Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueColumns: silk, gilt paper; 2/1twill weave with continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in twill order and discontinuous supplementary weft floats (silk) bound at intervals (karaori)
Dividing bands: silk, silvered paper; lampas with 4/1 satin foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (shuchin); pieced and appliquéd
DimensionsHxW:109.2 x 202.6 cm (43 x 79 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number50.298
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA on March 9, 1950
19th century
late 18th to first half of 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
17th or 18th century
latter half of 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
early 20th century