Buddhist Surplice (Kesa)
early 1900s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Buddhist Surplice (Kesa), early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Silk with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread; average: 116.9 x 193 cm (46 x 76 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1338
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Garment
- Formatted Medium
- silk with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread
- Dimensions
- Average: 116.9 x 193 cm (46 x 76 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1916.1338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 237); January 12, 2015 -
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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