Towel

29-96-634

From: Japan | Tennoji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-634
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Tennoji Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Light blue and brown background separated by a white zigzag. Three leaf branch. White letters. Japanese characters say Ginji Kyobashi, Sosuke Suzuki (two names). Label reads: "Tennoji temple, Osaka."

Length 55 cm
Width 28 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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