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1908.82.649

Symbols of 3 ancestral gods.

1908.82.649

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Collection type
Object
Description
Symbols of 3 ancestral gods.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshu Mount Fuji
Cultural groups
Japanese
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 Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Stamped, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 315 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.649
Research and responses

This object was examined along with others from the Chamberlain Collection by Sekiko Matsuzaki-Petitmengin in June 2003 and 15 October 2007. She placed this object within the category of Ofuda [SM 13/10/2008]

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2011 as: “Omioya no kami” - God of omioya. The drawing shows Mt. Fuji. For further information about Mt. Fuji worship, see [eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=786] [Accessed May 2011] [SM 15/07/2011]

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