遺い芳ほう

noun

memory of the deceased; relic of the deceased

Literary term for something left behind by a deceased person that evokes their memory, such as a handwritten note, autograph, or a lasting influence. Rare in modern everyday speech.

• 彼かれの遺い芳ほうを偲しのんで、書しょ斎さいに色しき紙しを飾かざった。

  In memory of him, I displayed his autographed card in the study.