Amulet
29-96-693A
From: Japan | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kamakura | Hachiman Shrine
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-693A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Shinto |
| Provenience | Japan | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kamakura | Hachiman Shrine |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1894 - 1895 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal | Paper |
| Iconography | Hachiman |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | English Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Amulet (御守 omamori) from a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman in Kamakura called Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (鶴岡八幡宮). Small metal swords with inscriptions like these, fastened to papers with Japanese writing, are sold at temples for protection from the kami.There is a handwritten inscription on the piece of paper by the collector Maxwell Sommerville which reads: "The Temple of Hachiman, God of War, Kamakura Japan. Hachiman's sword. 1.4.95.The people buy these + worship them at home or place them for protection from the sword of Hachiman". The printed text reads: 鶴岡八幡宮御守刀. The inscription on the sword reads: 鶴岡八幡宮宝釖. |
| Height | 16.5 cm |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 78 - Other Number |
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