Money

29-222-15I

From: Japan | Nara Prefecture

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-222-15I
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Nara Prefecture
Locus Yamato | Washu
Period Edo Period | Bunka
Date Made 1815 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Daikoku | Bird
Inscription Language Japanese Language | Japanese Language
Description

A Japanese hansatsu 藩札 (clan note) issued by the Yagyu clan (柳生) in Washu (和州) also known as Yamato province, present day Nara Prefecture. The denomination is one monme of silver (銀壹匁). It is dated to May of 1815 CE (文化十二 乙亥 年改: Bunka twelve, younger brother of the earth, boar, year, reform = 1815 CE). There is an image of Daikoku at the top on the obverse and a bird on the reverse.

Length 16.2 cm
Width 4.2 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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