Paper
29-96-734E
From: Japan | Kyoto | Kinkakuji Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-734E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Kyoto | Kinkakuji Temple |
| Period | 19th Century | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1895 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | English Language |
| Description | Red-lined paper wrapper used to distribute cakes for drinking with tea. (see 29-96-734A-D for cakes although from a different locale). From Kinkaku-ji temple (金閣寺) in Kyoto. The printed characters in the middle read: 金閣, 御, 袱. Handwritten at the top: "Kyoto Kin Ka Kugi". Handwritten at the bottom: "Tea + Cakes Kyoto 29.4.95". This corresponds to April 29, 1895 when it was collected in Japan. There is a number 9 in a circle in pencil as well. |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | CG2016-1-278 - Found in Collection Number | 9 - Other Number |
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