Towel

29-96-646

From: Japan | Higashi Honganji

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-646
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Higashi Honganji
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Green background. White letters. Three petaled flower in a circle. Japanese characters say Nagoya shi (address); Kondo (name). Label reads: "Higashi Hongwanji temple, Nagoya."

Length 39 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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