Three Japanese Oban from the Tokugawa Period
Dublin Core
Title
Three Japanese Oban from the Tokugawa Period
Subject
Numismatics
Description
These three different Japanese Oban demonstrate the diversity of Japanese coins during the Tokugawa Period. Oban could be quite diverse in origin, shape and signatures. They often carried the Japanese Government seal, the mine or province of origin, and even family names.
Creator
unknown
Source
National Museum of American History
Publisher
National Museum of American History
Date
Tokugawa Period, 17th-19th centuries
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
National Museum of American History
Relation
[no text]
Format
Gold and black ink
Language
Japanese
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Kanji written in black ink or stamped onto the coins indicate different meanings such as places of origin, Japanese government seals, denomination and era.
Coverage
Tokugawa Period: 17th to 19th Century
- Date Added
- May 21, 2015
- Collection
- From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins
- Citation
- unknown, “Three Japanese Oban from the Tokugawa Period,” From Tokugawa to Meiji: Japanese Coins , accessed March 28, 2024, https://tokugawatomeijicoins.omeka.net/items/show/4.