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Buddhist priest's stole (ôhi)
Japanese
Edo period or Meiji era
latter half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper; lampas with 2/1 twill foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (nishiki); pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
W x L: 30.0 x 139.2 cm (11 13/16 x 54 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Marshall H. Gould
Accession Number39.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuddhist priest's stole (ôhi) with decoration of peonies. Center, border: gold figured silk with patterns of peonies; painterly rendering of large peony blossoms and buds trimmed with leaves. Shiten: red silk ground with woven-in patterns of the Four Guardian Kings in supplementary wefts of flat gold-leafed paper thread. Lining: light blue silk twill weave ground with interlocking diamond patterns in twill. Set with 39.2.
ProvenanceGift of Marshall H. Gould to the MFA on January 12, 1939