Buddhist priest's robe (kesa), c. 1800, Unknown Japanese, 44 3/4 x 84 in. (113.67 x 213.36 cm), Silk, metallic threads, Japan, 18th-19th century, Kesa is the Japanese version of the Sanskrit Kāṣāya, robes worn by Buddhist monks. Kesa are made by sewing together multiple smaller rectangular and square panels into vertical columns. They come in three different types (five, seven, and nine or twenty-five) depending on the number of columns, and the uses change as the numbers increase. This kesa has seven columns, and thus is called a shichijō kesa (Sanskrit uttarā saṃghāṭī)
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7769 x 4414 px | 65.8 x 37.4 cm | 25.9 x 14.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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