Daikoku Charm from Japan Artist: Unknown
Mint: Unknown

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1401–1868

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

5.52 g, 12:00, 24.5 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Mrs. N. Porter

Accession Number

2001.87.34827

Geography

Made in Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

15th–19th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Ebisu with the fishing rod in his right hand and a large fish tucked under his left arm, a square hole in the center and an outer rim

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: a square hole in the center and an outer rim
Provenance
Mrs. N Porter, to December 1870; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1870–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

charms

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