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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.73
Title
Buddhist Priest's Stole (Ohi) with Floral Decor over an Alternating Color Block Ground with Fence Pattern
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
costume
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211564

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Multicolored Ikat-dyed silk with supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
Dimensions
max. H. 156.2 x W. 31.5 cm (61 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (by 1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Footnotes:
1. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948)
2. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001)
3. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1985 to 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.73
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A Buddhist priest's stole worn draped over the forearm in concert with a kesa (robe), this columnar garment known as an ōhi is made up of mulitple pieces of the same cloth that together form a patchwork of squares and rectangles framed within a border. Silk threads resist-dyed in alternating colors of green and dark orange were woven into a fabric that created color blocks. Supplementary wefts of gold were interwoven into the main fabric to create a fence pattern. Multicolored silk threads were utlized to embroider images of flowers and leaves over the color-block and fence patterns.

Verification Level

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