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1908.82.185

Prayer flag of paper strip and bamboo stick, with written inscription on the paper strip [SM 17/10/2008]

1908.82.185

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Collection type
Object
Description
Prayer flag of paper strip and bamboo stick, with written inscription on the paper strip [SM 17/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshu
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 Bamboo Plant, Material Ink, Material Glue, Process Written, Process Glued
Dimensions
Width: max 37 mm, Length: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.185 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 219b
Research and responses

Bon Koizumi, from Shimane Women's College in Matsue Japan, during a research visit in June 2006 noted that the spelling of 'Fusumi' in the Accession Book Entry is incorrect this should be Fushimi. [ZM 09/06/2006]

Associated publications
This object is referred to in an article by Basil Hall Chamberlain, Notes on Some Minor Japanese Religious Practices, The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 22 (1893), pp. 355-370, p.356/357. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2842134 [El.B 06/06/2012]

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