Towel

29-96-657

From: Japan | Karasaki Jinja

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-657
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist (uncertain)
Provenience Japan | Karasaki Jinja
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). White background with light blue letters. Japanese chracters say Rokkaku-Minami, Todoin, kyoto-shi (address); Kichitaro kobayashi (name). Label reads: "Karasaki Jinja. A little Shinto shrine, Karasaki, near Kyoto."

Length 39 cm
Width 30 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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