Buddhist priest's robe (kesa)

Seven-columned kesa with decoration of flower baskets. Columns, dividing bands, border: red silk six-harness twill weave ground patterned with flower baskets in the long floats of the supplementary wefts. The flat gold-leafed paper thread glitters brilliantly. The flower baskets are rendered in horizontal bands using flat gold-leafed paper and multicolored supplementary wefts. Shiten, niten: white silk ground patterned with flower baskets in the long floats of the supplementary wefts. The same motif appears on the columns, dividing bands, and border. Lining: silk plain-weave fabric of degummed dark blue warps and degummed brown wefts (modern addition).