http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/726709/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBuddhist priest's robe (kesa)late 18th to early 19th centuryColumns: silk, gilt paper; 2/1twill weave with continuous supplementary wefts (gilt paper) bound in twill order and discontinuous supplementary weft floats (silk) bound at intervals (karaori) Dividing bands: silk, silvered paper; lampas with 4/1 satin foundation and 1/2 twill supplementary weave (shuchin); pieced and appliquédSeven columned kesa with decoration of snow-covered chrysanthemums. Columns, sections of dividing bands, border: gold silk ground patterned with layers of of stylized snowflakes in the long floats of the supplementary wefts. Chrysanthemums and abstract floral motifs covered by the snow overlap to create a wave pattern. Sections of dividing bands, shiten, niten: gold silk figured satin-weave ground with designs of clouds, butterflies, and the myriad treasures. The butterfly motifs are are also seen on Western-style plants, suggesting the possible influence of European textiles. Lining: red plain-weave silk.Costumes109.2000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/65642/rdf