Lot Essay
Compare kesa illustrated in Japanese Costume, Alan Kennedy, 1990, pages 146 and 147, both in the John Eric Riis Collection.
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A kesi kesa (priest's robe),
woven with a phoenix in flight against a gilt sky, a Bhuddistic lion among peony shrubs in the rocky foreground, woven a disposition with six peony patches simulating patchwork, Japanese, late 18th century--206cm x 117cm
woven with a phoenix in flight against a gilt sky, a Bhuddistic lion among peony shrubs in the rocky foreground, woven a disposition with six peony patches simulating patchwork, Japanese, late 18th century--206cm x 117cm