Amulet from Inari shrine with a printed inscription headed by a large tear drop shaped symbol [SM 16/10/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet from Inari shrine with a printed inscription headed by a large tear drop shaped symbol [SM 16/10/2008]
Long description: Amulet from Inari shrine with a printed inscription headed by a large tear drop shaped symbol. The teardrop shaped symbol at the top of the amulet is a holy globe, called a "hoju" [SM 05/12/2008]
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: Before 1908?, uncertain
Date collected: By 1908?
Acquisition information: Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 20/06/2003
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 300 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1908.82.778 Other numbers: 58
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 November 2008. He identified the teardrop shaped object at the top of the paper as a "hoju". Hoju's are holy globes. [SM 05/12/2008]
The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2012 as: “Inari daijin shugo no tokoro”, protected place by Inari. [MJD 10/10/2012]

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