Robe
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Priest's robe of deep apricot-colored satin brocaded in brilliant flower design in blues, greens, yellow, purple, white, and gilded paper. The technique is known as "kara ori," a brocading with threads floated on the surface. Made in squares and pieces to simulate patches for a Buddhist priest's robe.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Elizabeth Gordon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1964-24-5
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Robe
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: woven
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 206.5 × 115 cm (6 ft. 9 5/16 in. × 45 1/4 in.)