Baishinni Human Mummy | |
Biographical Information | |
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Name(s) | Nun Baishin |
Age | NA |
Sex | Female |
Status | Mother |
Height | NA |
Source | |
Culture | unknown |
Date(s) | 1992 |
Site | Joshin Temple |
Current Location | |
Location | Japan |
Catalog # | |
Of the many places of burial practices in Japan of the medieval periods, Fukyama Toshio contributed to the finding of this mummy. The reports consist of seeing a mummy in the Joshin'an temple located in Yonezawa that has been buried in 1892 during the digging of the grave.
Contents
Mummification
Baishinni mummy was found next to a small container for holy relic with the name "Nun Baishin" graved in it. Turns out this was the mother of Sato Tosinobu, a close family member of Hidehira.
Studies
Studies show that this mummy was one of the first mummies buried in the eighteenth-century.
Pathology
There have been no specific indication of the cause of death of this mummy.
References
Hiraizumi: Buddhist Art and Regional Politics in Twelfth-century Japan
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