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1985.53.44.5

Paper charm with characters stamped in black ink. [MJD 14/01/2013]

1985.53.44.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paper charm with characters stamped in black ink. [MJD 14/01/2013]
Long description
Paper charm with characters stamped in black ink. The fortune telling paper is attached to five other papers [1985.53.44.1-.6]. [MJD 14/01/2013]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshū Kansai Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera [Kiyomizu Temple]
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 245 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.53.44.5 Other numbers: 1655 R 13559/ 1936
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: (In margin) “Rakuto Otowa-yama Kiyomizu-dera”, Kiyomizu-dera temple of Otowa-yama in Rakuto (the east side of River Kamo), Kyoto. (Top line, from right to left) “Dai 55 Kichi”, No. 55 lucky. [MJD 22/02/2013]

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