Robe worn by Buddhist priest; multicolored silk and gilt-paper strips brocaded on white ground; several motives brocaded with cotton thread wrapped in metallic foil; design of musical instruments and scrollwork; white damask lining; 107 x 203 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Paper (fiber product) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies