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Buddhist priest's robe textile length (kesa textile length)
Japanese
late Edo period
first half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper strips; twill-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning (karaori)
Dimensions
95.5 x 65 cm (37 5/8 x 25 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.192
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of silk (karaori) for use in a Buddhist priest's robe (kesa) with design of leaves and floral arabesques in purple, reddish-orange, blue, and green silk and gilt paper strip supplementary weft patterning on a creme twill-weave silk ground.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on March 16, 1995