Scope and Contents
The Shobundo senjafuda collection contains material produced and collected by Sato Masao, also known as Shobundo, in his capacity as an active member of the Yokohama nosatsu-kai, as well as a fuda printer and enthusiast. Included in this collection are loose votive slips, votive scrapbooks, sketchbooks and publications, printing and pasting tools, as well as photographs of nosatsu-kai events and members.
Dates
- circa 1920-1990
Creator
- Sato, Masao (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Japanese.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Shobundo senjafuda collection was compiled by Sato Masao, also known as Shobundo, in his capacity as an active member of the Yokohama nosatsu-kai as well as a fuda printer and enthusiast. Shobundo lived and worked in Yokohama, Japan and collected fuda between 1920 and 1990.
Fuda, also called nosatsu, are Japanese votive slips printed using a woodblock process. Originally, created in the 11th century by religious pilgrims as devotional items, these slips have become part of a vibrant collecting and exchange culture in Japan and abroad. The religious senjafuda are generally unadorned, consisting of only the pilgrim’s name, and pasted to the walls of temples and shrines. The more detailed and luxurious kokanfuda, featuring many subjects including kabuki characters and mythological creatures, are collected and traded by members of a nosatsu-kai, or exchange clubs. Individual nosatsu clubs generally commission artists, carvers, and printers to produce new slips for trading at nosatsu-kai meetings and events.
Extent
27.75 linear feet (16 containers ) : 10 record storage boxes, 5 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize artifact box
Abstract
The Shobundo senjafuda collection was compiled by Sato Masao, also known as Shobundo, in his capacity as an active member of the Yokohama nosatsu-kai as well as a fuda printer and enthusiast. Shobundo lived and worked in Yokohama, Japan and collected fuda between 1920 and 1990. Included in this collection are loose votive slips, votive scrapbooks, sketchbooks and publications, printing and pasting tools, as well as photographs of nosatsu-kai events and members.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in five series:
Series I: Votive scrapbooks, circa 1920s-1990s, 9.25 linear feet; Series II: Loose votives, circa 1927-1984, 8.25 linear feet; Series III: Sketchbooks and publications, circa 1920-1990, .75 linear feet; Series IV: Printing and pasting tools, circa 1980s-1990s, 9 linear feet; Series V: Photographs, circa 1950s-1980s .25 linear feet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Shiro Sato sponsored by Kevin McDowell, Japanese Studies Librarian, in 2017.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alexandra M. Bisio, 2017
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Buddhist art -- Japan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Collectors and collecting -- Japan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- woodcuts (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Shobundo senjafuda collection
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Alexandra M. Bisio
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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