Amulet
29-96-693B
From: Japan | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kamakura | Hachiman Shrine
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-693B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Shinto |
| Provenience | Japan | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kamakura | Hachiman Shrine |
| Period | Meiji | 19th Century |
| 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, 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 with a date of 1.4.95 corresponding to April 1, 1895. The writing reads: "The Temple of Hachiman, God of War, Kamakura Japan. Hachiman's sword. 1.4.95. Purchased by the people + taken home in adoration & hope of protection from this, 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 |
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