Towel with the Family Crest of Ichikawa Danjūrō

An item at Metropolitan Museum of 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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art