Heijo Palace wooden tablet no. 2288
Tablet 2288 names a shipment of ayu processed with salt from Chikugo. It connects a palace find to a regional food supply without needing an elaborate historical narrative to make it interesting.
Food and place in one label
The museum identifies the origin as Ikuha district in Chikugo, around present-day Ukiha in Fukuoka, and explains the product as ayu cooked with salt. This is evidence about a labelled shipment, not proof of the fish’s capture site, a modern prefectural boundary or a recipe still in use.
Sources: ColBase museum commentary, preserved source snapshot
Why the wood is worth noticing
The commentary singles out this label’s broadleaf wood, contrasting it with the conifers common in wooden tablets, and draws attention to its careful cutting. In an editorial comparison with the sake labels, ask what the physical form contributes to handling and attachment, rather than treating the wood as a neutral carrier of text.
Sources: ColBase museum commentary, preserved source snapshot
Compare types of goods
Pair this record with tablet 2206’s fermented seasoning and tablet 294’s silk floss. The three give a more varied picture of labelled goods than a single “ancient food” category. Do not combine their amounts or dates into one shipment total. The exact reference is 6AACVS15000015; display and image-reuse terms must be checked separately.
Sources: ColBase museum commentary, preserved source snapshot · ColBase · Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties · via Japan Search; processed by GIZUMO
Editorial sources, scope and rights
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- ColBase · Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties · via Japan Search; processed by GIZUMO
Identity and factual fields in the preserved dated source record; no new live-status verification
- ColBase museum commentary, preserved source snapshot
Selected factual points from the museum commentary retrieved with the original record; new English selection, not an official translation or full republication
Preserved source record and metadata
Original title: 平城宮2288号木簡 Collection reference: 6AACVS15000015 Object type: Wooden shipping label (荷札) Holding institution: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Period: 奈良時代 Creator: Not supplied Original designation: 国宝 Prior reviewed English display title retained only because the source ID and original title match exactly. Institution name expanded from the previously reviewed source holder reference code. Type labels are normalized editorially; missing English fields retain original wording. Designation is never inferred from the search keyword or service name. Source: ColBase via Japan Search (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection_items/nabunken/6AACVS15000015). Metadata selected/formatted by GIZUMO under the reviewed Government Standard Terms v2.0. Images are excluded. Current exhibition availability and physical display location are not verified.
- creator
- Not supplied
- period
- 奈良時代
- designation
- National Treasure
- holding Museum
- Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
- object Type
- Wooden shipping label
- collection Reference
- 6AACVS15000015