Towel

29-96-625

From: Japan | Asakusa Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-625
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). White and light blue zigzag background. Blue letters. Mitsuuroko mon symbol, three blue triangles in a blue circle. Japanese characters say Aichiken Aichigun, Houseimura (address); Tamajiro Hisano (name). Label reads: "Asakusa Kwannon temple, Tokio."

Length 55 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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