Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Diaper Pattern

Banana fiber with vegetable dyes, weft ikat and warp stripes

Ramie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and free-hand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric

Silk and gold

Resist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads

Multicolored ikat-dyed silk with patterning in supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads

Tie-dyed designs on blue silk damask patterned with orchid and chrysanthemum flowers on a diapered ground; red silk lining