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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
Japanese
Edo period or Meiji era
latter half of the 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; Lampas with plain-weave foundation and plain-weave supplementary weave (nishiki), pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Height x width: 137.4 x 218.6 cm (54 1/8 x 86 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3988
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSeven-columned kesa with decoration of floral roundels. Columns, dividing bands, border, shiten: light brown silk ground with figured designs of four types of floral roundels connected by thin scrolling vines. Niten: none. Lining: light blue plain-weave silk.
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.