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1908.82.483.1

Historical account [.1] and song or poem [.2].

1908.82.483.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Historical account [.1] and song or poem [.2].
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 1884?, uncertain
Date collected
1884?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Printed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length: max 170 mm, Length: max 123 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.483.1 Accession number: 1908.82.483.2 Other numbers: Chamberlain no. 31
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2010 as: .1 “Mioya no kami toku no uta”, Praise to the god. .2 “Jushichinen sangatsu nijuyokka, March 24, Meiji 17. “Izanagi jinja shamusho”, Shrine office of Izanagi shrine. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]

Search terms: Writing, Religion, Music, Document, Religious Object