Theater Banner (uncertain)
Temple Banner (uncertain)
29-96-118A
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-96-118A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Demon King |
Description | Twelve foot cotton pillar hanging, painted. Banner for theatres or Buddhist temples. Painted with bright colors on coarse cloth with figure of two warriors and horses. Inscription indicating figure is 3rd in cast (?). Edges damaged. |
Length | 374 cm |
Width | 74 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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