Paper amulet with red inscription, enclosing small amulet envelope stuck into small paper bag containing rice grains. [JFK 10/10/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper amulet with red inscription, enclosing small amulet envelope stuck into small paper bag containing rice grains. [JFK 10/10/2008]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain; PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1908
Date collected: By 1908
Acquisition information: Donated: 1908
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Rice Plant, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Inscribed, Process Written
Dimensions: Width: max 45 mm, Length: max 131 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1908.82.18 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 152
Research and responses: The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2009 as: Written on the outside, “Shugo” – Protection. Written on the inside, “Gojinku” - Offering to the god [SM 4/3/2009]

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