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