Towel

29-96-614

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-614
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Tan background with blue letters. Water plantain symbol in a circle (Mon Omodaka Kikuma). Label reads: "From small votive temple at Ikegami. The temple of Hommonji, 2 hours from Tokio."

Length 52 cm
Width 30 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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