Object details
Accession number
M18e81
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Man'en ōban (ten ryo coin)
Creation Date
1860
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Gilded copper alloy, with painted characters
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Little Salon
Bibliography
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 417-418, fig. 20, no. 14. (as Japanese, dated 1860)
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