1985.53.2

Collection type

Object

Description

Paper charm with characters in black ink and red picture in centre. [MJD 19/12/2012]

Long description

Paper charm with characters in black ink and red picture in centre. The paper is folded. [MJD 19/12/2012]

Geographical reference

Japan

Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan

Honshū Kantō Tochigi Nikko

Cultural groups

Japanese

Person

Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh

PRM source Wellcome Institute

PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1916

Date collected

By 1916

Acquisition information

Loaned: 1985

Materials and processes

Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped, Process Glued

Dimensions

Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 102 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1985.53.2 Other numbers: R 13060/ 1936

Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: “Nikko-san Ryodaishi”, Two Great Masters at Mt. Nikko. “Yakuyoke go-shugo”, Amulet to ward off from evil. *Two Great Masters are Jigen daishi and Jie daishi. Jie daishi is also called and better known as Gansan daishi. His other names are ‘Tsuno daishi’ and ‘Mame daishi’; the former means ‘horned great master’ and is represented as a horned devil (he became a devil to fight against plague), the latter means ‘small great master’ which is represented with small figures of 33 different aspects of Kannon. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dgen [MJD 25/01/2013]

Search terms: Ornament, Religion, Writing, Picture and Graphic Art, Amulet, Inscription, Drawing