Piece of wood [.1] in stamped and inscribed kite-shaped folded paper envelope [.2]. [SM 17/10/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Piece of wood [.1] in stamped and inscribed kite-shaped folded paper envelope [.2]. [SM 17/10/2008]
Long description: Piece of wood [.1] in stamped and inscribed kite-shaped folded paper envelope [.2]. The envelope has two square red stamps. On has an inscription and images of corn, grass or similar plant inside it, the other just has an inscription. [SM 17/10/2008]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Ise Mie Prefecture (ken) southern Honshu
Person: Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain; PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1888
Date collected: Before 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1892
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Glue, Material Ink, Process Stamped, Process Printed, Process Glued
Dimensions: Length: max 270 mm, Length: max 239 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1892.21.9.1 Accession number: 1892.21.9.2
Associated publications: Referenced as footnote 16 on page 74 of 'Chamberlain and his collection: Ofuda and maps from Meiji Japan' by Fusa McLynn in the volume 'Ofuda - On Japanese Charms' proceedings on an international conference on Ofuda held in Paris on the 1st and 2nd March 2012 where Fusa McLynn presented her paper. [FB 14/11/2014]

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