Towel

29-96-626

From: Japan | Nishi Honganji Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name 奉納手拭い
Object Number 29-96-626
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | Nishi Honganji Temple
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Votive hand towel (Hônô tenugui). Orange background with two white letters. Two white rectangles with orange letters. Label reads: "Nishi Hongwanji temple. The headquarters of the Monto, sect of Hong-wanji Buddhists."

Length 55 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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