Towel

29-96-611

From: Japan | Shizuoka

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-611
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Shizuoka
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language | English Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Rust and blue background with white letters. Japanese characters say a man who was born in the year of the rabbit donated this to the temple. Label reads: "Rinzaiji temple. Shidzuoka on the side of the tea hills."

Length 69 cm
Width 33 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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