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Ranji kiri hoo moyo shuchin ôhi
Buddhist priest's stole (ôhi)
Ranji kiri hoo moyo shuchin ôhi
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gilt paper; lampas with 4and1 satin foundation and 1/3 twill supplementary weave (shuchin); pieced and appliquéd
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 154.5 x 34.0 cm
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.277
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuddhist priest's stole (ôhi) with decoration of paulownia and phoenixes. Center, border: Indigo silk figured satin-weave ground with paulownia and phoenix motifs in horizontal bands. Motifs of the myriad treasures decorate the interstitial spaces. Shiten: Light yellowish-green silk ground with figured patterns of peony arabesque. Lining: Red plain-weave silk. MFA structural analysis: Silk, gilt paper; lampas with 4and1 satin foundation and 1/3 twill supplementary weave; pieced and appliquéd.
ProvenanceReceived as a Bequest from Charles Henry Parker; gift to MFA on May 14, 1908
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art