Towel

29-96-602

From: Japan | Tokyo | Sengakuji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-602
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Tokyo | Sengakuji Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language | English Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Light blue background with white letters. Red cresent moon. Japanese characters say Sensekito Honke (name); Shinsyu Higashiyamado (address). Label reads: "Three sacred towels from Sengakuji temple, or more fully Banshozan Sengakuji Shiba Kurumacho, Takanawa."

Length 63 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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