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1908.82.271.1

Metal image of Buddha [.1] in a folded paper envelope [.2] with a printed inscription inside a gold coloured border. [SM 31/10/2008]

1908.82.271.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Metal image of Buddha [.1] in a folded paper envelope [.2] with a printed inscription inside a gold coloured border. [SM 31/10/2008]
Long description
Metal image of Buddha [.1] in a folded paper envelope [.2] with a printed inscription inside a gold coloured border. The image on the object [.1] is the same as Ikkou Sanzon Amida Nyorai, the sacred Amida Golden Triad at Zenkoji [SM 31/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshu Nagano Zenko
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 Metal, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 59 mm, Length: max 113 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.271.1 Accession number: 1908.82.271.2 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 51
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2009/2010 as: “Go-nenbutsu”, Prayer. [El.B 18/01/2010]

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Writing, Ornament, Envelope, Amulet, Inscription, Plaque, Medal

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