Towel

29-96-674

From: Japan | Ieyasu Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-674
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Ieyasu Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Blue background with white letters both large and small letters. Japanese characters say Ishimaki-cho (address); Saiho (sewing); Zenji chiba, Chosuke Sugahara (names). Label reads: "Ieyasu temple, No. 1 Shogun, Nikko."

Height 57 cm
Width 30 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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