Towel

29-96-616

From: Japan | Higashi Honganji

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-616
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Higashi Honganji
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Blue background with three columns of white letters. Japanese characters say shichihei kuwabara (name). Label reads: "Higashi Hongwanji temple, Nagoya."

Length 64 cm
Width 34 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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