Towel

29-96-664

From: Japan | Ueno Shitayaku

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-664
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Ueno Shitayaku
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Tan background with white letters and cuttlefish symbol. Japanese characters say Osaka (address); Yoshiyagi shoten (name of the store). Label reads: "Ueno Shitayaku temple, Tokio."

Length 55 cm
Width 30.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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