Money
88-16-122.21
From: Japan | Nara Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 88-16-122.21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Nara Prefecture |
| Locus | Yamato | Kanren Shrine |
| Period | Edo Period | Genji |
| Date Made | 1864 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Iconography | Daikoku |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | A government office mausoleum donation bill (御役所御霊屋御寄附金御手形). This note was issued by Kanren Shrine (鑑蓮社) in Yamato province (大和), present day Nara Prefecture. The denomination is one monme of silver (銀壹匁). It is dated to 1864 CE (元治元 Genji 1). There is an image of Daikoku on the top of the obverse. |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1988 |
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