Robe

Museum number:
9-5656
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Robe worn by Buddhist priest; multicolor silk and gilt-paper strips brocaded on purple satin ground; butterfly and floral design; 6 squares of white ground floral brocade; couched cord; green silk lining; 117 x 198 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:
Paper (fiber product)
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 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-5656, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; multicolor silk and gilt-paper strips brocaded on purple satin ground; butterfly and floral design; 6 squares of white ground floral brocade; couched cord; green silk lining; 117 x 198 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-5656, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; multicolor silk and gilt-paper strips brocaded on purple satin ground; butterfly and floral design; 6 squares of white ground floral brocade; couched cord; green silk lining; 117 x 198 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5656, described as Robe worn by Buddhist priest; multicolor silk and gilt-paper strips brocaded on purple satin ground; butterfly and floral design; 6 squares of white ground floral brocade; couched cord; green silk lining; 117 x 198 cm

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