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1908.82.827

Paper amulet with inscription in black ink and two red stamps. [SM 27/05/2009]

1908.82.827

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paper amulet with inscription in black ink and two red stamps. [SM 27/05/2009]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshu, Nara, Kasuga Shrine
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 Found unentered: 27/05/2009
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions
Width: max 23 mm, Length: max 91 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.827
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2012 as: “Kasuga wakamiya omamori”, amulet from Kasuga shrine [MJD 16/10/2012]

Search terms: Writing, Picture and Graphic Art, Print, Inscription

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