Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Swallows among Willow Branches, 柳に燕模様袈裟, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century

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Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Swallows among Willow Branches, 柳に燕模様袈裟, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Brocaded twill with supplementary weft patterning; silk and metallic thread, Overall: 48 x 78 in. ( x ), Textiles-Costumes, The textile used for the body of this seven-sectioned kesa features a lively design of swallows among willow branches on a reverse-swastika fret background (the reverse-swastika is a symbol of infinity in Buddhist thought

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