Towel

29-96-608

From: Japan | Kiyomizu-Dera

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-608
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Kiyomizu-Dera
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language | English Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). White background with brown, blue, green, and red letters. Picture of two sake barrels. Japanese characters say Masamune (the name of a sake). Label reads: "Kiyomizu-dera on the hill at Kyoto."

Length 60 cm
Width 36 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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