Kesa

Date1780

Object number34.132

Photo CreditPhoto: Beth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view July 16 - Dec. 5, 2021].

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions17 7/16 in. (44.25 cm) L.: 32 11/16 in.

MediumSilk cloth with gold thread

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