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Rectangular brown and gold silk brocade with small blue-grey motifs, divided into a grid of pieces with several square patches in red and pale tones.

Brocade, silk. A Buddhist monk's robe, patched; kesa 袈裟

A rectangular silk brocade panel in brown, gold and blue-grey, patterned with small scattered motifs and divided into a grid of stitched rectangular pieces. Several square patches in red-brown and pale tones interrupt the surface, consistent with a repaired monk's kesa.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1615-1868
Medium
Silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2174 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Brocado de seda, túnica remendada de monje budista (kesa)

Un panel rectangular de brocado de seda en tonos marrón, dorado y gris azulado, decorado con pequeños motivos dispersos y dividido en una cuadrícula de piezas cosidas. Varios parches cuadrados en rojizo oscuro y tonos pálidos interrumpen la superficie, lo que concuerda con un kesa de monje budista reparado.

Português: Brocado de seda, manto remendado de monge budista (kesa)

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