Description
This robe is made of layers of stitched bast-fiber textiles, their colors faded from being washed so many times. The work is thought to correspond to an entry in [Record of the Origin and Properties of Hōryūji Temple] (747), referring to a patchwork robe of bast-fiber textiles that was offered to the Buddhist deity Miroku (Skt. Maitreya). A storage box produced during the Edo period (1603–1868) is inscribed “[Funzō-e] monastic robe of Prince Shōtoku,” suggesting Hōryūji Temple traditionally held it to have belonged to the prince.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
September 14, 2026