Priest robe

Museum number:
9-15659
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090015659
Alternate number:
947 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Plain weave, brocaded. Twill satin weave lining. Blue and brown. Grey lining. Floral, dragon motives. 33 inches by 47 inches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
JAPAN
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Robes (main garments)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 33 inches and length 47 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Priest robe, accession number 9-15659, described as Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Plain weave, brocaded. Twill satin weave lining. Blue and brown. Grey lining. Floral, dragon motives. 33 inches by 47 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Priest robe, accession number 9-15659, described as Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Plain weave, brocaded. Twill satin weave lining. Blue and brown. Grey lining. Floral, dragon motives. 33 inches by 47 inches.

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