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Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-2091, described as Armored jacket, purple and gold.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-16644, described as Robe, padded. Purple silk damask with vases and roundel design. Long, with slits at the sides. Narrow sleeves. Side closure with metal zipper at hip and front flap over the chest with side closure fastened with metal snaps and cloth toggle buttons and loops at neck and Mandarin style collar. Lined with purple silk in plain weave. All edges are finished with purple silk piping. 128cm x 144cm across sleeves.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5631, described as Robe; green silk background tapestry; multicolor flowers [word]; red damask lining unfinished

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5451, described as Robe; silk, gilt paper; plain weave; embroidered; blue ground, varicolored dragon, other designs. Length: 53.25 inches, Sleeves: 26.5 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13556, described as Description: Mantle. Large rectangle, made of 13 patched panels and a wide border. Orange silk ground brocaded in green, blue, white, purple and gold, with geometric, floral, and dragon designs. 4 corner patches and 2 shoulder patches of different fabric - orange with brocaded gold floral pattern. Purple lining, also pieced, shows some deterioration and staining. One decorative knot with two hanging cords is attached to the left shoulder patch. Context of use: A typed white silk label sewn on lining reads: “Old red Nishiki brocade Kesa used for robe of Buddhist temple priest. The brocade and the pattern are highly known as ‘Shokko Nishiki’. This was woven by the famous Nishyin loom, Kyoto, about 125 years ago. It is a fine example of a rare antique Japanese brocade.” Another label reads “Clayes, San Francisco” with a price tag of $400. The mantle dates from the late 18th century. The cloth may have been woven for use by Chinese Buddhists, since the brocade pattern is derived from Tang designs of 700 AD. The patched garment is symbolic of the poverty of Buddha. A greater number of panels (such as this Kesa has) signifies higher rank. The purple lining also shows high rank. The corner patches, or Shi-Tenno, represent the 4 Kings of Heaven and the 4 compass points. The 2 shoulder patches, or Bosatsu, are the 2 disciples of Buddha, Fugen and Monju. The priest in his Kesa represents Buddha and his 2 assistants. The mantle is worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm, and is tied in front.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13558, described as Robe. Long tapering sleeves. Center front opening skirt; neckband and apron have tie closing on right side. Neckband is black silk satin. Upper body and sleeves are pieced from curving stripes of light blue and dark brown silk damask, and have deteriorated along shoulder creases. White, blue, and gold deteriorating couched lines on neckband on upper body. Sleeve edges are black silk satin with deteriorating gold brocade. Waist band is green silk satin with center front interlaced satin knot and two hanging tapes. Triangular tapestry aprons in front and back, each with fullface 4 clawed dragon, sacred jewel, sea, clouds in blues and greens on a red ground. Brocade and velvet borders, with one small blue glass ornament on front apron and 2 and a half on back (18 on each originally). Outer edge is white silk satin, painted in green, red, and purple with a dragon face and clouds, all padded with wool. Lower body is all tapestry. Two triangular areas under aprons have cloudlike, multicolored horizontal stripes. Rest of skirt has vertical curving stripes with alternating gold and red grounds. Multicolored leaf and vine pattern in stripes becomes swirls at lower scalloped edge. Black braid couched between each stripe. Pink silk satin lining, deteriorating at neck and front apron. Chinese writing on lining in three places. Deterioration of lower back tapestry edge shows an inner layer of coarse white plain weave wool. Lower skirt and aprons may be from a very old dragon robe, with upper body and padded painting added later. Tapestry areas are Ming designs. Finely woven tapestry, and a very unusual robe, Peking Opera costume, Imperial patronage; Kossu skirt is 17th century, remainder is 18th century (fide John Vollmer of the Royal Ontario Museum, June 1979).

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5659, described as Robe (mantle) worn by Buddhist priest; multicolored silk and gilt paper strips brocaded on purple ground 13 patchwork strips enclosed within border; design of masks and musical instruments; two green strips brocaded with lobed medallion enclosing; karahana flower; white damask, lining; 115 x 203 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-16325, described as Robe, blue silk damask lined in green silk. Band, embroidered in blue and white floral pattern, runs along sides, around neck and sleeves. White satin sleeve borders embroidered in butterfly and floral patterns. 5 frog right side closure. Length 36 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-17967, described as Robe: dark blue silk patterned w/ yellow silk embroidery in usual cosmological symbols (dragon, mountains & waters, clouds, bats, etc. some Buddhist symbols) open at sides; sleeve cuffs, neck trim & body trim all match; horsehoof sleeve black silk mesh, neck trimmed w/ woven braid & trim metallic braid; loop & toggle closure. Man's tunic (summer court wear); relatively rare; c. 1800s. 138.8 cm L.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-17968, described as Robe: man's "scholar" type in ultramarine blue damask silk satin w/ overall patterning of stylized chrysanthemum roundells; modified Manchu closure, cloth buttons & toggles, handsewn; lined w/ teal blue plainwoven silk; side slits. Probably made for export; c. 1945 fide Mary Hays. 148.6 cm L.