Robe

Museum number:
9-13557
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013557
Accession number:
Acc.3360
Object count:
1
Description:
Mantle; Rectangle. Eight patches pieced together, with a wide border with mitred corners. Tan silk ground with orange, purple, gold, and flat strap silver brocade in a geometricized floral pattern. Diamond pattern in background. Orange silk lining, also pieced, has some stains and deterioration. Label sewn on lining reads “Clayes, San Francisco”. Late 18th or early 19th century. Buddhist priest’s mantle, fide Mr. Nagasaki of the Tokyo National Museum
Donor:
Arlene Miller Rolkin
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-13557, described as Mantle; Rectangle. Eight patches pieced together, with a wide border with mitred corners. Tan silk ground with orange, purple, gold, and flat strap silver brocade in a geometricized floral pattern. Diamond pattern in background. Orange silk lining, also pieced, has some stains and deterioration. Label sewn on lining reads “Clayes, San Francisco”. Late 18th or early 19th century. Buddhist priest’s mantle, fide Mr. Nagasaki of the Tokyo National MuseumHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-13557, described as Mantle; Rectangle. Eight patches pieced together, with a wide border with mitred corners. Tan silk ground with orange, purple, gold, and flat strap silver brocade in a geometricized floral pattern. Diamond pattern in background. Orange silk lining, also pieced, has some stains and deterioration. Label sewn on lining reads “Clayes, San Francisco”. Late 18th or early 19th century. Buddhist priest’s mantle, fide Mr. Nagasaki of the Tokyo National Museum
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13557, described as Mantle; Rectangle. Eight patches pieced together, with a wide border with mitred corners. Tan silk ground with orange, purple, gold, and flat strap silver brocade in a geometricized floral pattern. Diamond pattern in background. Orange silk lining, also pieced, has some stains and deterioration. Label sewn on lining reads “Clayes, San Francisco”. Late 18th or early 19th century. Buddhist priest’s mantle, fide Mr. Nagasaki of the Tokyo National MuseumDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13557, described as Mantle; Rectangle. Eight patches pieced together, with a wide border with mitred corners. Tan silk ground with orange, purple, gold, and flat strap silver brocade in a geometricized floral pattern. Diamond pattern in background. Orange silk lining, also pieced, has some stains and deterioration. Label sewn on lining reads “Clayes, San Francisco”. Late 18th or early 19th century. Buddhist priest’s mantle, fide Mr. Nagasaki of the Tokyo National Museum

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