Buddhist Vestment (Kesa)

1800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Buddhist Vestment (Kesa) , 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century. Silk, gold coated flat paper, lampas weave; overall: 96.5 x 200.7 cm (38 x 79 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard Eells in memory of Miss Harriet S. Eells 1967.9

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Garment
Formatted Medium: silk, gold coated flat paper, lampas weave
Medium: silk, gold, coated, flat, paper, lampas, weave
Dimensions: Overall: 96.5 x 200.7 cm (38 x 79 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1967.9
Credit Line: Gift of Howard Eells in memory of Miss Harriet S. Eells
Exhibitions: Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/2/ 2011 - 8/21/2011); "The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art"
Rights Statement: CC0