Harvard Art Museums > 2013.69: Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Decoration of Bamboo and Ornamented Fans Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Decoration of Bamboo and Ornamented Fans , 2013.69,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/211744. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2013.69 Title Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Decoration of Bamboo and Ornamented Fans Classification Textile Arts Work Type costume Date 19th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211744 Physical Descriptions Medium Compound-weave silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads Dimensions H. 116.2 x W. 208.9 cm (45 3/4 x 82 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [T.Z. Shiota, San Franciso, by 1939], sold; to Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (1939-1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013. Footnotes: 1. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948) 2. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001) 3. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1985 to 2013. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband Accession Year 2013 Object Number 2013.69 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A Buddhist priest's robe known in Japan as a kesa (Sanskrit, kasaya), this rectangular garment is made up of mulitple pieces of the same cloth that together form a patchwork of rectangles and squares framed within a border. The fabric has a rich brown ground patterned with stalks of bamboo created through the use of supplementary wefts of gold and green threads. Images of multicolored arc-shaped folding fans appear scattered over the bamboo-covered surface; designs of flowers and plants were embroidered onto the faces of the fans with multicolored silk threads. Publication History Julia Meech, "Louis V. Ledoux: Collector of Japanese Textiles", Impressions, Japanese Art Society of America (Lexington, 2022), No. 43: part one of double issue, pp. 99-128, Cover Exhibition History Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
