Buddhist Priest's Stole (Ohi) with Floral Decor over an Alternating Color Block Ground with Fence Pattern

A Buddhist priest's stole worn draped over the forearm in concert with a kesa (robe), this columnar garment known as an ōhi is made up of mulitple pieces of the same cloth that together form a patchwork of squares and rectangles framed within a border. Silk threads resist-dyed in alternating colors of green and dark orange were woven into a fabric that created color blocks. Supplementary wefts of gold were interwoven into the main fabric to create a fence pattern. Multicolored silk threads were utlized to embroider images of flowers and leaves over the color-block and fence patterns.