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Buddhist Priest's Mantle (Kesa)late Edo (1615-1868)-early Meiji (1868-1912) period, 19th century

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Horizontal woven textile with an allover repeating grid pattern of four-lobed rosette medallions in gold and brown on a sage-green ground, with interlocking oval frames and small diamond connectors
Woven textile fragment in muted olive green and gold, with an allover repeating pattern of stylized rosettes, quatrefoils, and interlocking circular medallions connected by geometric lattice work, showing areas of fading and wear.
Woven silk textile fragment with a repeating geometric lattice pattern in olive green and gold, featuring circular medallions enclosing stylized floral motifs connected by interlocking bar frames, with pale blue and ivory accents; surface shows age-related wear.
Title
Buddhist Priest's Mantle (Kesa)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Edo (1615-1868)-early Meiji (1868-1912) period, 19th century
Medium
Silk twill with silk and gilt-paper thread supplementary-weft patterning, with gilt-paper-wrapped-silk thread embroidery
Dimensions
44 3/4 × 79 3/4 in. (113.67 × 202.57 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.32
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa M., Michaela Hansen, Katie Somerville, and Danielle Whitfield, editors. Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.