Towel

29-96-640

From: Japan | Kasuga-No-Miya

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-640
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). White background. Light blue sake barrel. Brown letters. Japanese characters say Shinsaibashi, Osaka (address); Ryuzo Nakatani (a merchant of sake). Label reads: "Kasuga-no-Miya temple, Nara. Here is given the ancient dance called Kagura."

Length 48 cm
Width 33 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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