2024.22.37.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Decorative envelope. This envelope (2024.22.37.1) contains six small decorative envelopes - 'Pochibukuro' (2024.22.37.2-7).

Long description

Rectangular paper envelope with printed design. Natural coloured paper with three horizontal red stripes on the left and three stripes - one green, one brown and one black - on the right. There are three faces - a young man, a man wearing a brown hat and woman with a traditional Japanese nihongami hairstyle. The envelope has two vertical lines of Japanese text. On the reverse there is Japanese script.

Geographical reference

Japan

Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan

Person

PRM source Sylvia Platt

Date / Period

Date made: Early 20th Century

Date collected

1930 - 1940

Acquisition information

Bequeathed: 12 November 2024

Materials and processes

Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed

Dimensions

Length 113 mm, Width 70 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2024.22.37.1

Research and responses

Translation of Japanese Script on reverse of envelope (Google Translate):

'Selection of Music and Movement

First Compiled by Sanban Sou, Sukeroku, Touya, Kuangran, Ura Island, Kokurayama

Volume 2: The Thousand Year House, The Potted Tree, Kyohime, Autumnal Leaves, Pine, Feng, Daocheng Temple

Volume 3: Kurama, Ishibashi, Sayako, Makurajido, Kan, Monkey, Adachigahara

Part 4: Door, Mountain Club, Dontuku, Fishing Fox, Bridge Benkei, Shishishi

Fifth Collection: Sumida River, Echigo Lion, Shiraishi Banashi, Kuzunoham This time, Oimatsu

Otsu City, Shikasekicho

Anatsudo, Kyoto Nazar Sanmai

Tibetan edition, Naza writing and publishing house'

Three possible translations of Japanese Script on front, right hand side of envelope (Google Translate):

1. 'He wrote it well'

2. 'Selected by him'

3. 'Business letter'

Translation of Japanese Script on front left hand side of envelope (Google Translate):

'The fifth series'

Search terms: Writing, Picture, Paper, Print, Greetings card