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Japanese Monk's Robe

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: silk brocade, gold threads; silk

DimensionsOverall: 44 x 205 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGiven in Memory of Theo Wiggan by Bunzo Nakanishi

Object number2004.006.001

DescriptionRectangular robe in patterned rust coloured brocade, lined with plain green silk on back. Brocade has been pieced together in vertical sections with a wide band around the outer edge, mitred in the corners. The pattern in the brocade is of birds and flowers in light shades of green, pink, white, mauve, yellow, blue and gold with intermittant geometric grid-like patterns in gold.
Colour: rust;multi-colours;gold

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