Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: The Gertrude Bass Warner Collection of Japanese Votive Slips is the only known collection of Japanese shrine and temple votive slips (nōsatsu) in North America.The nōsatsu prints were collected from 1910 to around 1925 by Frederick Starr, an anthropologist who was intrigued by the religious nature of the votive slips and the transmission of Ukiyo-e printing techniques and tropes from the Edo period to the nōsatsu of the Meiji and Taishō eras (1868–1925). The nōsatsu images in the University of Oregon’s collection cover a wide range of themes and topics including landscapes; depictions of figures from Edo-period popular fiction and theatre; shrines and temples; seasonal celebrations; mythical creatures; firefighters; Japanese toys and collectibles; and prints showing the activities of the nōsatsu-kai members themselves.
- Institution/Author: University of Oregon Library
- Period: Modern
- Geographic Focus: Japan
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎