Postcard Nankōja Tomb
A black-and-white photograph showing the tomb of the historical figure Kusunoki Masashige 楠木正成 (1294–1336), also known as Nankōja 楠公. He was defeated by Ashikaga Takauji 足利尊氏 in Minatogawa 湊川 in 1336. The tomb/shrine was erected in 1872 by order of Emperor Meiji.
Manufacturing technique: coloured print
Inscription: 神戸楠公御墓所 元禄四年源光圀卿建碑 Kōbe Nankō gobosho Genroku yonen Minamoto Mitsukuni kyō kenpi (Tomb of Nankō in Kobe, erected by Minamoto Mitsukuni in 1692) Nanko Tomb Kobe.
No. of parts: 1
Current owner: Celje Regional Museum
Date of the last acquisition: 1957–1960
Previous owners and periods of ownership: Alma M. Karlin (from year 1950)| Thea Schreiber Gammelin (from year 1950 to year 1957)| Celje Regional Museum (from year 1957)
Object condition, handling and damage: well preserved
Press releases: Shigemori Bučar, Chikako. “Alma M. Karlin’s Visits to Temples and Shrines in Japan". Poligrafi 93/94, volume 24 (2019).
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