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

Files

Tokugawa Era Japanese Oban - is this oriented correctly does it need cropping_1.jpg
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.