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Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Buddhist Vestment (Kesa)

late 1800s-early 1900s

Japan, Meiji period

(1868–1912)
diasper satin; silk and gilt paper
Average: 102.4 x 201.1 cm (40 5/16 x 79 3/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Brown 1955.308
Location: Not on view
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned: P. 59; Reproduced: P. 62, no. 46
  • Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (organizer) (March 25-April 22, 1979).
  • {{cite web|title=Buddhist Vestment (Kesa) |url=false|author=|year=late 1800s-early 1900s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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