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1985.53.39

Paper charm folded into the shape of a conventionalised figure, stamped with characters in red ink. [MJD 07/01/2013]

1985.53.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paper charm folded into the shape of a conventionalised figure, stamped with characters in red ink. [MJD 07/01/2013]
Long description
Paper charm folded into the shape of a conventionalised figure, stamped with characters in red ink. The paper is folded into a knot in the centre. [MJD 07/01/2013]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshū Kantō Kanagawa Miyanoshita
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
1907
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Width: max 92 mm, Length: max 164 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.53.39 Other numbers: 07 20 R 13179/ 1936 1483
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: Writing in red is not legible. *Similar human-shaped amulets are in the Chamberlain Collection (1908.82.350 – 354) [MJD 22/02/2013]

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