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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa, yokogesa)
Japanese
Edo or Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk (kinran), gilt paper; lampas with 2/1 twill foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave; pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Overall: 57.2 x 150.4cm (22 1/2 x 59 3/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number15.270
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFive-columned kesa with decoration of Saga-style paulownia. Columns, dividing bands, border, shiten, niten, braid: dark blue silk ground with woven-in patterns of Saga-style paulownia in supplementary wefts of flat gold-leafed paper thread. Lining: silk ground fabric of six-harness warp-faced twill with roundels of peonies, chrysanthemums, and wild pinks woven in a weft-faced twill.The strap is attached to the kesa with a decorative white braided cord.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of Shojiro Nomura; gift to MFA on February 4, 1915