Theater Banner (uncertain)

Temple Banner (uncertain)

29-96-118A

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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