Towel

29-96-668

From: Japan | Miidera Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-668
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Miidera Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Iconography Kannon
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Black faded background with white circle and large white word on top. Japanese characters say Ningyo-cho, Tokyo (address); Tabi (socks); Kokki (national flag); Mikawaya honten (name of the store). Label reads: "Miidera temple, No. 14 of the 33 places sacred to Kwannon. Near Otsu."

Length 58 cm
Width 30 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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