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Japanese Kesa

Antique Japanese Brocade Monk s Robe Kesa Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Antique Framed Japanese Silk Kesa Monk s Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of brocades set within a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from fourteen columns of patchworks of blue brocades with
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Magnificent Antique Japanese Woven Brocade Kesa Monk s Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Buddhist Monk Priest 7 Column Silk Brocade Kesa Ceremonial Temple Robe
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully ornamented and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade, Silk

Antique Silk Kesa Monk s Patched Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kesa, known as "Jiasha" in Chinese and "Kasaya" in Sanskrit, is an out-layer garment worn by the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade

Antique Brocade Kesa Monk s Patched Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kesa, known as "Jiasha" in Chinese and "Kasaya" in Sanskrit, is an out layer garment worn by the
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade

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Japanese Silk "Kesa" Robe
Located in Summerland, CA
Hand Woven Japanese silk Kesa Robe, embroidered with Gold and Silver threads in opulent patterns
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tapestries

Materials

Gold, Silver

Kesa Fabric with Dragon Rondels
Located in Portland, ME
Kesa made of extraordinarily fine and detailed kinran with a design of rings that are connected
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Textiles

Materials

Gold

Kesa Fabric with Dragon Rondels
Kesa Fabric with Dragon Rondels
H 43 in W 73 in D 0.1 in
18th Century Japanese Kesa
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 18th century Japanese Kesa constructed of pieced silk fragments with patterns of
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tapestries

Materials

Silk

18th Century Japanese Kesa
18th Century Japanese Kesa
H 42.25 in W 82 in D 1.38 in
Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk s Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk s Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Framed 19th Century Japanese Silk Embroidered Kesa
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditionally worn by Japanese Buddhist priests and monks as robes, Kesa are the most important
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Kesa Monk s Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of fine shimmering silk
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of blue brocades with
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Silk Kesa Buddhist Robe, 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Silk Kesa Buddhist Robe, 19th century. The dai-e format composed of 13 vertical panels of
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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Silk

Japanese Edo Buddhist Monk Priest 7 Column Silk Brocade Kesa Ceremonial Robe
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, brightly coloured and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's Kesa
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Textile, Brocade, Silk

Japanese Kesa
Located in Sausalito, CA
Japanese kesa brocaded (kinran) with metal threads in roundels with Buddhist lions on a black
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Japanese Kesa
Japanese Kesa
H 43 in W 68.5 in
Japanese Kesa
Located in Sausalito, CA
Japanese kesa (Buddhist monk's garment) made from copper colored kinran brocade patches that are
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Kesa
Japanese Kesa
H 39 in W 71 in
Silk Antique Textile Japanese Kesa Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
18th century antique textile Japanese "Kesa" silk patchwork pillow with soft yellow silk backing
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Antique 18th Century Asian Japonisme Pillows and Throws

Materials

Down, Feathers, Paper, Silk

Japanese Kesa Antique Textile
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Japanese purple embroidered "Kesa" silk antique textile, brocaded silk texture medallions depicting
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Silk

Japanese Kesa Antique Textile
Japanese Kesa Antique Textile
H 60 in W 64 in D 0.5 in
Japanese "Kesa" Silk Wall Hanging
Located in London, GB
silk, mounted on stretchers Japan, early 19th century Kesa was a rectangular garment worn by
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Japanese "Kesa" Silk Wall Hanging
H 70.08 in W 66.15 in D 0.79 in
Taisho Period Kesa
Located in Sausalito, CA
Japanese kesa (Buddhist monk's garment) with a pattern of large chrysantemums brocaded (kinran) in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Silk

Taisho Period Kesa
Taisho Period Kesa
H 46 in W 80 in
JAPANESE SILK PRIESTS ROBE (KESA)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A HANDSOME JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED RECTANGULAR PRIEST'S ROBE (KESA) IN MUTED SALMON, DARK BLUE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Quilts and Blankets

19th Century Kesa
Located in Sausalito, CA
19th century Japanese Buddhist monk's garment called a "kesa" made from coral colored ground silk
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

19th Century Kesa
19th Century Kesa
H 6 in W 36.5 in
Fiber Monk s Cape (Kesa)
Located in Portland, ME
Originally developed to show humility, Japanese monks' capes were composed out of scraps of old
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

APANESE SILK EMBROIDERED RECTANGULAR PRIEST’S ROBE (KESA)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A HANDSOME JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED RECTANGULAR PRIEST’S ROBE (KESA) IN SALMON, OLIVE AND COPPER
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Large Japanese Kesa Textile, circa 1910
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large Japanese Taoist kesa (Buddhist monks robe) textile made in two panels that are then sewn
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Metalwork

Large Japanese Kesa Textile, circa 1910
Large Japanese Kesa Textile, circa 1910
H 47.25 in W 78.75 in D 0.13 in
Japanese Kesa Silk and Cotton Brocade Textile
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Japanese silk & cotton brocade Kesa Buddhist Monk's robe circa 1890-1900. Kesa are made of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Textiles

Pair of Purple and Silver Antique Japanese "Kesa" Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Purple embroidered Kesa silk brocade purple and silver textile. Japanese wedding quilted pattern
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Pair of 19th Century Kesa Decorative Lumbar Pillows with Silk Trims
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Pair of Japanese Kesa silk decorative pillows featuring ATG custom flat silk trim all around and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Pillows and Throws

Materials

Down, Feathers, Silk

Asian Orange 18th Century Silk Kesa Pillows
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Set of [2] 18th Century Japanese orange Kesa pillows depicting a floral design in shades of green
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Antique 18th Century Asian Japonisme Pillows and Throws

Materials

Down, Feathers, Silk, Paper

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RAAK Wall Light in Chrome and Structured Glass
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Art Nouveau Credenza with Brass Details
$3,483
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Japanese Kesa For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese kesa you’re looking for. Frequently made of fabric, silk and brocade, every Japanese kesa was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese kesa, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese kesa over the years, but those crafted by Atelier Lam are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Kesa?

The average selling price for a Japanese kesa at 1stDibs is $3,975, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $13,398 for the highest priced.