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1908.82.450

Panorama of shrine.

1908.82.450

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Collection type
Object
Description
Panorama of shrine.
Long description
Panorama of shrine. Folded paper is adhered shut. Column of text stamped on the front of folded sheet. [CAR 8/10/2008]
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 10/1895?, uncertain
Date collected
10 October 1895?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length: max 165 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.450 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 184
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2010 as: (Outside) “Kanpei taisha, Yamato no kuni ichinomiya, Omiwa jinja ryakuzu”, Map of Omiwa shrine, the principal shrine in Yamato province

(Inside, top right corner) “Yamato no kuni, Shikinokami-gun, Mimoro-yama, Chinza, Kanpei taisha, Yamato no kuni Ichinomiya, Omiwa jinja ryakuzu”, a map of Omiwa shrine, the principal shrine in Yamato province, based in Mt. Mimoro in Shikinokami-gun, Yamato. (Inside, top left) “Sessha juichi sha, massha jugo sha”, 11 sessha, 15 massha. (Both “sessha” and “massha” are attached to and ruled by a main shrine. Sessha is ranked higher than massha) [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]

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