Who created "Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)"?

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe) was created by Japanese in late 19th to early 20th century.

When was "Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)" created?

This artwork was created late 19th to early 20th century.

Is "Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)" in the public domain?

Yes, Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)

Q: What medium is "Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)"?

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe) is Silk, gold leaf on lacquered paper strip, and gold leaf on lacquered paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float-faced 4/1 satin weave with weft-float-faced 1/2 "z" twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts..

Japanese

late 19th to early 20th century

Medium

Silk, gold leaf on lacquered paper strip, and gold leaf on lacquered paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float-faced 4/1 satin weave with weft-float-faced 1/2 "z" twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Dimensions

Height: 117.5 cm. Width: 200.4 cm.

Classification

Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Culture

Japanese

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.1934

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)

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