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1985.53.128.1

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

1985.53.128.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paper charm with characters written in black ink. [MJD 01/02/2013]
Long description
Paper charm with characters written in black ink and red ink. The folded paper is also stamped with a red stamp. The back of the paper is stamped with a red character. [MJD 01/02/2013]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Honshū Kantō Tokyo
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: 1907
Date collected
by 1907
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Width: max 43 mm, Length: max 67 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.53.128.1 Other numbers: 07 4
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: “Senchu anzen o-mamori Kinryu-zan Senso-ji”, Amulet for safe voyage from Senso-ji temple at Kinryu-zan in Asakusa, Tokyo. [FB 21/08/2013]

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