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1908.82.795

Printed document - possibly on a bell in Kamakura.

1908.82.795

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Collection type
Object
Description
Printed document - possibly on a bell in Kamakura.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908?, uncertain
Date collected
1908?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 24/06/2003
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 240 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.795
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]

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2012 as: “Ogane ryau eingi”, Brief history of the big bell. *Handwritten note, ‘Bell in Kamakura’ is possibly by Lafcadio Hearn. This relates the history of the bell in Engaku-ji [MJD 16/10/2012]

Search terms: Writing, Religion, Document, Inscription, Print, Religious Object

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