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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.70
Title
Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Stylized Floral and Lozenge Decor
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/211634

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Compound-weave silk with patterning in supplementary wefts; selected motifs embroidered with gold and polychrome silk threads
Dimensions
H. 108.6 x W. 224.2 cm (42 3/4 x 88 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nishi Hongwangi, 1910. [Roland Koscherak, NY, by 1939], sold; to Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (1939- 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
2013.70
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A Buddhist priest's robe known in Japan as a kesa (Sanskrit, kasaya), this rectangular garment is made up of mulitple pieces of the same cloth that together form a unified assemblage of columns and rectangles framed within a border. The basic fabric is a green silk decorated with an all-over design of multicolored lozenges (rhombuses) punctuated with large flowers, probably chrysanthemums, applied or embroidered onto the surface in gold.

Verification Level

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