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Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) Made from a Chinese Robe

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Silk satin brocaded with silk and metallic thread; silk embroidery, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
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) Made from a Chinese Robe
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Silk satin brocaded with silk and metallic thread; silk embroidery, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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