Paper charm with characters in black and red ink. [MJD 02/01/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper charm with characters in black and red ink. [MJD 02/01/2013]
Long description: Paper charm with characters in black and red ink. The amulet is folded and the seal at the back is stamped with a red ink character. An amulet for protection from insects. [MJD 02/01/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshū Kantō Tokyo Kinryu-zan Senso-ji Temple
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, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Width: max 45 mm, Length: max 68 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.35 Other numbers: R 13840/ 1936 2294 A 52352/ 2271
Research and responses: The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: (In red) “Mushi yoke”, Protection from insects. “Omamori Kinryu-zan Senso-ji”, Amulet from Senso-ji temple at Kinryu-zan [MJD 22/02/2013]

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