Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper
Columns: 4/1 satin foundation patterned with weft floats bound in 1/2 twill order and continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in 1/4 twill order
Dividing bands: 4/1 satin weave patterned by continuous (gilt paper) and discontinuous (silk) supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order
Pieced and appliquéd (shuchin)
DimensionsHeight x width: 109 x 205 cm (42 15/16 x 80 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3943
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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