Japanese paper charm. Folded paper charm inscribed on one side with five Japanese characters in black ink with red stamp. [FB 07/01/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Japanese paper charm. Folded paper charm inscribed on one side with five Japanese characters in black ink with red stamp. [FB 07/01/2013]
Long description: Japanese paper charm. Folded paper charm inscribed on one side with five Japanese characters in black ink. The charm is stamped on the same side with a circular pattern in red ink. The back of the charm has been stamped with red ink. [FB 07/01/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshū Kantō Tokyo Joju'in Temple [Tako Yakushi]
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1985
Date collected: By 1985
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 72 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.96 Other numbers: R 13845/1936 A 52369/2273
Research and responses: The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: “Tako yakushi o-mamori”, Amulet from Tako yakushi shrine. *Identical to 1985.53.5. [FB 21/08/2013]

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