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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
Japanese
Edo period
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Appliquéd silk, gilt paper; 4and1 satin weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in 1/2 twill order (karaori); pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Height x width: 110.7 x 217.5 cm (43 9/16 x 85 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.625
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSeven-columned kesa with decoration of peonies and chrysanthemums. Columns, dividing bands, border: red silk ground patterned with peonies and chrysanthemums in the long floats of the supplementary wefts. The eight-layered chrysanthemums and peony branches are widely spaced in horizontal bands. Shiten, niten: indigo silk figured satin-weave ground with designs of floral arabesques. Three types of flowers are connected by scrolling vines with leaves. Lining: light brown plain-weave silk.
ProvenanceGift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917