Towel

29-96-673

From: Japan | Chion-In Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-673
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Chion-In Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Orange background with white letters and three flower circle designs on top. Japanese characters say Kazuyoshi Sakamoto (name). Label reads: "Chion-in temple. The principal monastery of the Jodo sect of Buddhists on a hill in Kyoto."

Height 56 cm
Width 29 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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