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1908.82.739

Printed souvenir from Konpira.

1908.82.739

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Collection type
Object
Description
Printed souvenir from Konpira.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
1908?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 18/06/2003
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 165 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.739
Research and responses

This object was examined along with others from the Chamberlain Collection by Sekiko Matsuzaki-Petitmengin on 27 June 2003 [SM 16/10/2008]

This object was examined by Professor Itaru Chijiwa during his research visit in December 2010. He noted that the writing on this object says that there are 18 variations in the way that it can be folded. He also noted that 1908.82.738 and 1908.82.739 are a pair depicting a princess and a prince. [SM 15/12/2010]

Search terms: Writing, Picture and Graphic Art, Religion, Inscription, Print, Religious Object

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