/internal/media/dispatcher/590341/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=A0397976B4D1CA316E33E1E98F427741Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)17th or 18th centuryHeight x width: 110.3 x 188.1 cm (43 7/16 x 74 1/16 in.)Appliquéd silk, gilt paper
Columns: lampas with 3/1 twill foundation and plain-weave supplementary weave (kinran)
Rest of the kesa: 3/1 broken twill with continuous supplementary wefts bound in plain-weave order
Pieced and appliquédGift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz15.2610Six-columned kesa with decoration of lotus arabesques. Columns: Satin weave indigo blue silk ground with woven-in patterns of lotuses and scrolling vines in supplementary wefts of flat gold-leafed paper thread. Rest of the kesa: Four-harness warp-faced light green silk twill ground with woven-in patterns of peonies with double-tendrilled scrolling vines in supplementary wefts of flat gold-leafed paper thread. Lining: White plain-weave silk.
Inscription: @ (in ink). White and green plain silk braid attached.Costumes110.30000000001397501