Towel

29-96-666

From: Japan | Asakusa Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-666
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Asakusa Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Iconography Kannon
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Blue background with white rectangles and white lettering. Japanese characters say Ningyoshi (doll maker). Label reads: "Asakusa Kwannon. Shrine of Jizo, protector of children, near Monzeki."

Length 61 cm
Width 30.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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