Towel

29-96-677

From: Japan | Tennoji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-677
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Tennoji Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). White background with brown circular design and brown, blue and tan letters. Japanese characters say Ebiubashi, Osaka (address); Tokiwa honten (name). Label reads: "Tennoji temple, Osaka."

Length 34 cm
Width 42 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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