http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/605428/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=6AEE6C3E00AC987033E1651B4AC01E94Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)late 19th to early 20th centuryAppliquéd silk, Lampas with plain-weave foundation and 1/3 twill supplementary weave; pieced and appliquédSeven-columned kesa with decoration of shokko patterns. Columns, dividing bands, border, shiten: red silk ground with figured patterns of interlocking geometric shapes (shokko). Chrysanthemums enclosed within square-shaped motifs are linked with four-petalled flowers. Chrysanthemum arabesques and reversed swastikas decorate the interstitial spaces. The pattern no longer exhibits the formal quality of the original Japanese design. Niten: none. Lining: silk plain-weave fabric of degummed red warps and degummed white wefts.Costumes137.9000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/15840;jsessionid=6AEE6C3E00AC987033E1651B4AC01E94