1908.82.122

Collection type

Object

Description

Amulet of good luck, paper envelope with printed inscription in black and red stamp. Both ends of the amulet are glued down. [SM 17/10/2008]

Long description

Amulet of good luck, paper envelope with printed inscription in black and red stamp. Both ends of the amulet are glued down. The red stamp is rectangular and contains an inscription. [SM 17/10/2008]

Geographical reference

Japan

Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan

Honshu Shimane Prefecture

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, Material Glue, Process Printed, Process Stamped, Process Glued

Dimensions

Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 130 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1908.82.122 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 106

Research and responses

This object was examined by Professor Itaru Chijiwa during his research visit in November 2008. He noted that inside the amulet was a strip of paper with a Chinese character stamped on it. A transcription of this character is inside the RDF. The object states that it is from Ichibata. Professor Chijiwa noted that this is in Shimane Prefecture. [SM 28/11/2008]

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2009 as: In red stamp: “Ichibata Yakushi nyorai” - In black ink: “Kaiun omamori” - Amulet for good luck. [SM 10/02/2009]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Writing, Amulet, Envelope, Inscription, Religious Object