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Kesa (Buddhist Priest's Robe)

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Kesa, Buddhist preist’s robe. Orange silk, with a design of commas in roundels (tomoe) against a linked diamond background woven in flat paper strips covered in gold leaf (kinran).
Pieced together from strips of material and worn draped over the left shoulder leaving the right shoulder exposed.
In each of the four corners are patches representing the Four Kings of Heaven, with two larger patches at the top showing the Two Attendants of Buddha. The kesa is unlined.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk with paper and gold leaf decoration
Brief description
Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe), woven orange silk with paper and gold leaf decoration, Japan, Edo period, 18th century
Physical description
Kesa, Buddhist preist’s robe. Orange silk, with a design of commas in roundels (tomoe) against a linked diamond background woven in flat paper strips covered in gold leaf (kinran).
Pieced together from strips of material and worn draped over the left shoulder leaving the right shoulder exposed.
In each of the four corners are patches representing the Four Kings of Heaven, with two larger patches at the top showing the Two Attendants of Buddha. The kesa is unlined.
Dimensions
  • Length: 82.5in
  • Width: 45in
Style
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1980/918.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.31-1980

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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