Title: Buddhist Vestment (Kesa) with Clematis Flowers, Leaves, and Vines
Object type: Robe, Priest's
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Body of the kesa: brocaded silk twill (karaori); Squares: silk and metallic-thread lampas
Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/2 x 81 1/2 in. (102.9 x 207 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Costumes
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1919
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY