Robe (mantle) worn by Buddhist priest; 13 patchwork strips within border; varicolored silk brocaded on white satin ground; design of clouds and dragon medallions; one pocket-like flap on outside, one on inside corner; trapezoidal in shape; pink silk lining; 108 x 137 x 231 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:
Satin
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