Gertrude Bass Warner Collection of Japanese Votive Slips (nōsatsu), 1850s to 1930s
The University of Oregon Libraries holds the only known collection of Japanese shrine and temple votive slips (nōsatsu) in North America. Collected from 1910 to around 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 [exchange clubs] members themselves.