- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Letter in envelope with hand written address in English and Japanese script and stamped on reverse side describing a Kami festival. Letter written in English with black ink on a grid of blue printed lines. [FC 9/10/2008]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Japanese
- Date / Period
- Date made: 08/12/1890
- Date collected
- 1890
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1908
- Materials and processes
- Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Written
- Dimensions
- Length: max 52 mm envelope
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1908.82.209 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 42
- Research and responses
Information from Josef Kuburz, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, College de France, Paris who viewed this material on 15th October 2007:' This letter is very probably from Lafcadio Hearn', (who made collections for Chamberlain). [JN 17/10/2007]
1908.82.209
Letter in envelope with hand written address in English and Japanese script and stamped on reverse side describing a Kami festival. Letter written in English with black ink on a grid of blue printed lines. [FC 9/10/2008]
1908.82.209
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