Amulet envelope with black characters, red fire stamp and headed with a conventionalised mountain on one side and one red stamp on reverse. Seal broken. [MJD 10/10/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet envelope with black characters, red fire stamp and headed with a conventionalised mountain on one side and one red stamp on reverse. Seal broken. [MJD 10/10/2008]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshu Mount Fuji
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 Ink, Material Pigment, Process Stamped, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 62 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1908.82.47 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 68
Research and responses: This object was examined by Professor Itaru Chijiwa during his research visit in November 2008. He identified that it has an inscription inside that is written in Jindai Moji, a writing system that was originally promoted as pre-dating the introduction of kanji to Japan, but has now been found to be a much more recent invention from the Edo period [SM 14/11/2008]
The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2009 as: Written on the outside: “Chojo goshugo” - Amulet from the top of the mountain. Inside the amulet there is inscription in Jindaimoji. [SM 07/04/2009]

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