Minneapolis Institute of Art
Buddhist priest's stole with phoenix, dragon, and flower
Japan
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Brocaded silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Varicolored dragons and phoenixes cavort among a plethora of flowers on this silk brocade stole made for a Buddhist monk. Known as ōhi in Japanese, such stoles are placed on the right shoulders of monks when wearing a particular variety of outer robe (kesa) formed from seven individual pieces of fabric. Asia
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