Paper charm. Piece of paper printed on one side with an image of a deity in black in and stamped with a square stamp in red ink. [FB 11/02/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper charm. Piece of paper printed on one side with an image of a deity in black in and stamped with a square stamp in red ink. [FB 11/02/2013]
Long description: Paper charm. Piece of paper printed on one side with an image of a deity in black in and stamped with a square stamp in red ink. The stamp is one of geometric designs, probably stylised Japanese characters. [FB 11/02/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshū Kantō Tochigi Nikko
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: 1907
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 150 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.209 Other numbers: 07 8
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 seal) “Chuzen-ji”, Chuze-ji temple [FB 08/01/2014]