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1908.82.480

Panorama of Fusumi temple complex with big waterfall to the right of the panorama.

1908.82.480

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Collection type
Object
Description
Panorama of Fusumi temple complex with big waterfall to the right of the panorama.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: 11/1892
Date collected
November 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length: max 190 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.480 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 199
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2010 as: (Right) “Gotoba tenno gyosei”, a poem made by Emperor Gotoba (1180-1239). The poem was made when he visited Nachi waterfall on a winter day.. “Nihon daiichi Kumano Fusumi jinja ryakuzu”, panorama of Kumano Fusumi shrine. (Left corner) “Meiji niju-ichi nen rokugatsu tsuitachi”, Meiji 21 (1888) June 1. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Religion, Religious Object

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