Accession No
TEMP.01056.1-2
Description
Tenugui (手拭い). Rectangular towel (1) of woven fabric, probably cotton or linen, still in paper packaging (2). Towel with design in one corner of circle with two lines running through it diagonally, other end with square building with pointed roof with Japanese characters inside the building and above it. Paper wrapper with green and orange design with a red stripe through the middle, possibly a 'noshi' or bundled ribbons, printed Japanese characters in black and stamp with Japanese characters in red.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Japan
Period
Source
Hornell, James (Mr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01056.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Linen; ?Cotton; Paper
Local Term
tenugui (手拭い) [Japanese]
Measurements
90mm x 240mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular hand towel of cream woven cloth with blue printed design of a circle and two diagonal lines through it in upper right corner. Black printed Japanese text on the left hand side above a line drawing of a square building with Japanese characters inside. Stored in a paper wrapper printed with a green, orange and red design, with black text.
Event Date 25/2/2020
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Tenugui (手拭い). Rectangular towel (1) of woven fabric, probably cotton or linen, still in paper packaging (2). Towel with design in one corner of circle with two lines running through it diagonally, other end with square building with pointed roof with Japanese characters inside the building and above it. Paper wrapper with green and orange plant like design with a red stripe through the middle, printed Japanese characters in black and stamp with Japanese characters in red.
Event Date 24/4/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5950 | Freezing
Event Date 24/5/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:286707
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