Folded paper amulet envelope with 5 Japanese text characters in black and on square red stamp on the front. [LKG 10/10/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Folded paper amulet envelope with 5 Japanese text characters in black and on square red stamp on the front. [LKG 10/10/2008]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshu Kanagawa Prefecture
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain; PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: 1891
Acquisition information: Donated: 1908
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 91 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1908.82.392 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 202
Research and responses: This object was examined by Professor Itaru Chijiwa during his research visit in November 2008. He noted that the object was an o-mamori amulet. He also noted that the amulet is stamped on the outside "soga-no-reiji"" and inside the paper "soga-go-ryo". He belives that the amulet might be from Kanagawa Prefecture. [SM 04/12/2008]
The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2010 as: “Soga no reiji” [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]