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Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Stylized Floral and Lozenge Decor
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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.
Department of Asian Art
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.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband
Title: Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Stylized Floral and Lozenge Decor
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.
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