Towel

29-96-617

From: Japan | Asakusa Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-617
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Asakusa Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Iconography Kannon
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Blue background with white letters. Rectangle with small red letters. Japanese characters say Houraicho, Yokohama (address); Chutora shiten (name) . Label reads: "Asakusa Kwannon temple, Tokio."

Length 60 cm
Width 34 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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