Kesa

Textiles

Early or mid–19th century, Edo period (1789–1868)

Japan

This attractive vestment is a good example of adaptive reuse. The pattern of the main fabric was originally used for hangings and furniture covers, and the presence of soil lines and mended areas suggests that this piece had been used as a cover. Multiple seams in the border fabric as well as the incorporation of the six squares in different material in place ofrather than on top ofthe main fabric indicate that the principal fabric was in short supply and had to be pieced judiciously.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Kesa
Place: Japan (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1800–1868
Medium: Silk and gilt-paper strip; twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions: 96.8 × 191.8 cm (38 1/8 × 75 1/4 in.); Repeat: 19 × 13.3 cm (7 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Ralph E. Hays in memory of Mary Van Artsdalen Hays
Reference Number: 2004.1018
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