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Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque

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Twill-weave silk with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Muromachi period (1392–1573), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1919
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Title: Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Lotus Arabesque
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Twill-weave silk with gold supplementary weft patterning (kinran), Muromachi period (1392–1573), Japan.

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