六甲符

Manuscript book of protective talismans (K: bujeok 부적 符籍; C: fulu 符籙), with 60 pages each bearing a talisman in red ink. The binding uses paper stitching. Magical talismans like these were commonly used throughout East Asia, particularly in China and Korea, as part of Daoist religion and popular traditions. Each page in this book is headed by an indication of the cyclical year to which the talisman applies. The talismans themselves are composed of exaggerated, repetitious, or distorted Chinese characters, often resembling the character 鬼 “ghost”, and have a stylized representation of a constellation in the center. There is a circular seal impression stamped above the title.