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fur pillows - It is patterned with chrysanthemums brocaded on a si_lk ground; the long floats of si_lk give the petals their shimmeri_ng appearance. Some of the blossoms are outlined in gold. The Four Directional Guardians of Buddhist cosmology are symbolized by the traditional small squares (shitenno) appeari_ng in the kesa's four corners. Elements of the allegorical vocabulary of Chinese ceremonial garb appear in this imperial hunting cloak, which is ornamented with some of the many traditional sacred Buddhist symbols that pervade Chinese art. The body of the cloak is a si_lk tapestry fabric woven in the kesi technique. Over its ground of yellow, a color the Manchu rulers reserved for their sole use, twines a graceful, naturalistic network of many-colored lotuses, stems, and leaves. The religious and allegorical allusions of the design begin in

the high collarband, where an angular interlace pattern signifies the endless knot, a symbol for Buddha, and the circular rebus incorporates characters for happiness and long life. This message of salvation has been interpreted with technical virtuosity. The dalmatic is done in a flat tapestry weave, but its design imitates piled Italian velvets. The fabric panels also include embroidery accentuating details of the design, suggesting that this unusual combination of techniques was an effort to achieve a richness of surface normally associated with more costly imported textiles. The Buddhist priest's robe, or kesa, is usually made up of seven to twenty-five narrow panels (jo) composed of patchwork squares and assembled into a large, flat rectangle, which, somewhat like a toga, drapes under the left arm and fastens by two corners on the right shoulder.

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