Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Diaper Pattern

Fabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.

Silk embroidery on silk

Vegetable-dyed banana fiber, plain weave

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

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

Fiber

Silk and gold