ORIGINAL TITLE: Promise of Conversion from and Renunciation of Christianity

MATERIAL: Hand-Written/Painted

TYPE: Letter

DIMENSIONS: Each letter measures 12 1/4 X 17 1/3 inches

COMPONENTS: 3 letters

CONDITION: Fine calligraphy, good shape for the age.

ITEM ID: 3680

Japanese Hand-Written Manuscript Letter Archive

DATE

Decade: 1840s

Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Notes: Dated (Tempo 11) 1840, (Tempo 11) 1840, & (Tempo 12) 1841.

Addressed to Nagaoka. Christianity was outlawed in Japan during the Edo period, often with the punishment of death unless renounced.

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