AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE WOODEN SIGN BANNING THE WORSHIP OF CHRISTIANITY, GOBO NO KEIJI, MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1868 – 1873 日本 明治时期 关于禁止基督教木制匾额 Of arched rectangular form, cut-out corner, inscribed in black ink with an inscription which lists 3:Prohibits Christianity, 4: enforce international law, 5: forbids travel out of autonomous village Height: 43.5cm Length: 75.5cm Width: 3cm The Gobo no Keiji were five street bulletin boards erected on 7th April 1868 and were the first public prohibitions published by the new Meiji government. The five rules were: 1: Exhort the observance of Confucian Five Human Relations 2: Forbid conspiracy, direct petition and fleeing a district to evade taxes 3: Ban evil religions and sects 4: Implement the international law 5: Forbid travel outside of autonomous village The Street bulletin boards were abolished in 1873