Memorial tablet. Wood, mounted on carved base, writing on front and back in black. a) tablet, b) base
Donor:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
September 1, 1994
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Junko Habu examined the group of tablets in 2014 when they were being packed to move to Richmond. She said it is very unusual for these tablets, intended for home shrines, to leave their families. The inscription identifies the deceased and the year of their death, in this case 1977. J. Williams 5/6/2014