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Antique Japanese Buddhist Priest OHI and KESA browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1900: item # 473465 Please refer to our stock # MOR1663 when inquiring.
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| A large Kesa of silk and gold metallic brocade (Kinran) embellished with dragons seeking the Buddhist jewel among clouds, interspersed with red patches featuring lotus dials. A detail in sumptuous extravagance, the quilted cloth is backed with white patterned silk. It is accompanied by a smaller piece of the same design called Ohi, a sash worn to accompany the Kesa. The large piece is 72 x 37 inches (94 x 185 cm), the smaller 12 x 56 inches (30 x 140 cm). A fabulous wall hanging, they date from the 19th century and are overall in very good condition. The unusual pattern of Kesa (Kasaya) is based on the garment worn by the Buddha, purportedly made by him from scraps of funerary cloths picked up along the banks of the sacred Ganges. It is said the Buddhas Kesa was 10 feet long. The design of kesa is a symbol of the Mandala, the four corners protected by patches representing the four Guardians of the Cardinal points of the universe. At the top of the third and fifth columns are patches representing the Buddhas of benevolence and wisdom. The oldest examples of Kesa in Japan date from the 8th century. | |||||||||||||
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