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Strap for a Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)
Japanese
Edo period or Meiji era
latter half of 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts (ukiori)
Dimensions
142.0 x 5.8 cm
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.29
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionKesa strap with design of nested diamonds and flowering plants and peacock feathers on a light brown silk ground; white braided silk cord attached to one end.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker, executor for the Estate of Alfred Greenough