Augusta Auctions
Live Auction

COUTURE, VINTAGE CLOTHING & HISTORIC TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 2, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 194

MONK'S KESA, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Monk's outer robe, patchwork of silk brocade lotus blossoms & leaves in orange, green, blue & plum on striped cream & faint pastel ground, hand sewn & later in 20th C some seams re-sewn by machine, 22" X 48", (dirty, few silk splits where folded) fair.