Robe

Museum number:
9-5664
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Robe worn by Buddhist priest; 5 panels within border; white chrysanthemums brocaded on purple ground of “tortoise shell” hexagonal diaper; shoulder piece embellished with white braid knotting; white damask lining; 56 x 145 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
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)
Loans:
S1963-1964 #8: Department of Home Economics (UC Davis) (August 27, 1963–September 27, 1963)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5664, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; 5 panels within border; white chrysanthemums brocaded on purple ground of “tortoise shell” hexagonal diaper; shoulder piece embellished with white braid knotting; white damask lining; 56 x 145 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5664, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; 5 panels within border; white chrysanthemums brocaded on purple ground of “tortoise shell” hexagonal diaper; shoulder piece embellished with white braid knotting; white damask lining; 56 x 145 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5664, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; 5 panels within border; white chrysanthemums brocaded on purple ground of “tortoise shell” hexagonal diaper; shoulder piece embellished with white braid knotting; white damask lining; 56 x 145 cm

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