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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
Japanese
Edo period
latter half of the 18th–first half of the 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Appliquéd silk, gilt paper filé; lampas with 4and1 satin foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (kinran); pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Height x width: 120 x 206.5 cm (47 1/4 x 81 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number15.262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSeven-columned kesa with decoration of clouds and dragons. Columns, dividing bands, border: dark blue silk ground with woven-in patterns of dragons and clouds in supplementary wefts of gold-wrapped thread. Dragons and cloud patterns alternate with clouds filling the interstices. Shiten and niten: red silk figured satin-weave ground with patterns of peonies, phoenixes, and symbols of the myriad treasures. Lining: plain-weave fabric of degummed red warps and degummed indigo wefts. Two looped cords attached.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of Shojiro Nomura; gift to MFA on February 4, 1915