Towel

29-96-675

From: Japan | Kobukuji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-675
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Kobukuji Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Faded orange background with white characters. Japanese characters say kanaiazen-(I wish to be secure); Tomojiro Miki (name). Label reads: "Kobukuji temple, Nara."

Height 51.5 cm
Width 33 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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