Paper charm with characters written in black ink. One of five charms stored inside a paper charm - see [1985.53.144 .1 - .3] and [1985.53.144 .5

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper charm with characters written in black ink. One of five charms stored inside a paper charm - see [1985.53.144 .1 - .3] and [1985.53.144 .5 - .6] [EH [OPS Move] 26/4/2017]
Long description: Paper charm with characters written in black ink. Stored inside a folded piece of paper. [MJD 01/02/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
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 Ink, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Width: max 54 mm, Length: max 69 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.144.4
Research and responses: The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013 as: (On the envelope) “Kotohira-gu shinpu”, Amulet from Kotohira shrine (Inside). Five sheets of thin paper each of which has five Sanskrit symbols. [FB 21/08/2013]

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