Robe

Museum number:
9-5659
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
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
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:
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:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 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 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 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 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 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
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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 cmDocumentation associated with 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

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