Towel

29-96-627

From: Japan | Kasuga-No-Miya

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-627
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Kasuga-No-Miya
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Light blue background. White circle design on top. White letters. Kobe suwa yama, chujoban. Label reads: "Kasuga-no-Miya temple, Nara. Here is given the ancient dance called Kagura."

Length 44 cm
Width 32 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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