Money
88-16-122.33
From: Japan | Nara Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 88-16-122.33 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Nara Prefecture |
| Locus | Yamato | Washu | Mangan-ji Temple |
| Period | Edo Period | Keio |
| Date Made | 1866 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Iconography | Lion | Rat | Rice Bale |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | A temple land exchange rice bill (寺領際融通米手形). This was issued by Mangan-ji Temple (満願寺) in Washu province (和州) also known as Yamato province (大和), present day Nara Prefecture. The denomination is one silver monme (銀壹匁). It has a date of 1866 CE (慶応貳年 Keio 2 year). The obverse has a lion at the top and the reverse has a rat on top of a rice bale. |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 3.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1988 |
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