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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Kesa (Monk's Wrapper)
Date Made:late 18th-19th century
Type:Clothing
Materials:Main: plant-fiber (grass?) warp; laminated paper (?) weft. Squares: silk. Lining: silk
Measurements:flat: 80 x 44 7/8 in.; 203.2 x 113.9825 cm
Accession Number:  AC T.1940.19
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt (Vera Hale)
Access Restrictions:Offsite - unavailable
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Description:
Patchwork symbolizes poverty of monks

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