Money
88-16-122.29
From: Japan | Aichi Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 88-16-122.29 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Aichi Prefecture |
| Locus | Mikawa |
| Period | Edo Period |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Iconography | Daikoku | Wish Granting Jewel | Dragon |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | A common product bill (通用産物手形). This was issued by the Nagasawa-Matsudaira clan (長澤-松平氏) in Mikawa province (三河), present day Aichi Prefecture. The denomination is one fun of silver (銀壹分). It has a date of 1730 CE (Kyoho 享保十五) but it may have been issued later than that. The obverse has Daikoku at the top and the reverse has one wish granting jewel. |
| Length | 15.5 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1988 |
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