Towel

29-96-612

From: Japan | Asakusa Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-612
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Asakusa Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Iconography Kannon
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Yellow background with large white circle. Yellow letters. Japanese letters say Hashimoto (name) . Label reads: "Asakusa Kwannon temple, Tokio."

Length 60 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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