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Nine-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Kujō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
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Silk satin with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1919
Title: Nine-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Kujō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
Description:
Silk satin with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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