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early 20th century · Cotton with rust brown ground · Asian Art

Danjūrō's family crest of three nested squares is boldly cropped in half on this towel. Two characters in a gourd-shaped seal at the lower left can also be read as mimasu (three nested squares). This was probably a Danjūrō memento for enthusiastic patrons and fans.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Cotton with rust brown ground

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Sidney Cardozo, 1962