Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueAppliquéd silk, gilt paper; 4/1 satin weave patterned by weft floats bound in 1/2 twill order and continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in 1/2 twill order; pieced and appliquéd (nishiki)
DimensionsHeight x width: 109.7 x 214.5 cm (43 3/16 x 84 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number50.300
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to MFA on March 9, 1950
19th century
early 20th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of the 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
latter half of the 19th to early 20th century
latter half of 19th century
19th century