Towel

29-96-603

From: Japan | Ieyasu Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-603
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Ieyasu Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language | English Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Blue background with white letters. White ship. Japanese characters say it was donated to the temple by Mr. Eisuke Shinizu from Yokohama. Also "Jokiheiyuto" (the name of medicine). Label reads: "Ieyasu Temple. No.1 Shogun, Nikko".

Length 58 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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