Tenugui Towel

Title

Tenugui Towel

Description

Tenugui Towel Light Weight Plain weave Cotton Cloth Unfinished at Both Ends Printed in black green brown blue red and yellow is a male Kabuki figure Benkei who is scowling and holding a white scroll in his hands; Kanjin-cho Kabuki play which is the story of Benkei and Yoshitsune who are escaping disguised as soliciting priests. Possibly a souvenir cloth sometimes used as a head band or to be waved while dancing originally used as hand towel.

Identifier

1996.010.313

Collection