Buddhist Vestment (Kesa)

early 1900s

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Title: Buddhist Vestment (Kesa)
Date Created: early 1900s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 118 x 223.5 cm (46 7/16 x 88 in.)
Type: Garment
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1341
Medium: silk; metal thread
Inscriptions: The back of this kesa has the inscription Shaku Joshin shido). The name indicates that the garment is associated with a True Pure Land Buddhist temple. A shido is a hall within the precincts of a Buddhist temple for the veneration of mortuary tablets of lay members of the temple community.
Department: Textiles
Culture: Japan, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), early 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1916.1341

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