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Buddhist priest's stole (ôhi)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper; 4and1 satin weave patterned by weft floats bound in 1/2 twill order and with continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bount in 1\4 twill order (shuchin); pieced
DimensionsW x L: 26.5 x 151.6 cm (10 7/16 x 59 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession number50.304
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to MFA on March 9, 1950
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of the 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th 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
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
late 18th to early 19th century
Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century