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Beniji kiri hoo kiku botan moyo shuchin ôhi
Buddhist priest's stole (ôhi)
Beniji kiri hoo kiku botan moyo shuchin ôhi
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, silver gilt paper; lampas with satin foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (shuchin); pieced and appliqued
Dimensions
Length x width: 164.5 × 31.8 cm (64 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuddhist priest's stole (ôhi). Center, border: Red silk figured satin-weave ground with paulownia, phoenix, chrysanthemum and peony motifs. Two straps made from green plain-weave silk cloth fragments attached. Shiten: White silk figured satin-weave ground with pattern of stylized snowflakes and the myriad treasures. The centers of the snowflakes are shaped like flowers and the myriad treasures are scattered in the interstitial spaces. Lining: Green plain-weave silk.
ProvenanceGift to MFA on February 15, 1917