Towel

29-96-663

From: Japan | Karasaki Jinja

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-663
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist (uncertain)
Provenience Japan | Karasaki Jinja
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

White background with light blue checkerboard pattern and blue letters. Japanese characters say Kibiki-cho, Tokyo (address); Sakuraya (name); Ryokan (hotel). Label reads: "Karasaki Jinja. A little Shinto shrine, Karasaki, near Kyoto."

Length 44 cm
Width 35 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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