Money
29-222-15D
From: Japan | Wakayama Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-222-15D |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Locus | Kii |
| Period | Edo Period | Genji |
| Date Made | 1864 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Iconography | Daikoku | Treasure Ship | Seven Gods of Good Luck Treasures |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | A Koyasan Daitoku-in Temple Loan Office Bill (高野山大徳院御貸附役所手形) issued in Kii (紀伊) province, present day Wakayama prefecture. The denomination is one monme of silver (銀壹匁). This is a temple note associated with Koyasan (高野山). This resembles a hansatsu but is more likely a shi-satsu or private issue note. It is dated to October of 1864 (元治元年10月 Genji first year 10th month, 甲子 kinoe ne). There is a boat of treasures at the top of the obverse and an image of Daikoku on the reverse. |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 3.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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