Object Number | 29-127-158 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Flower | Tachibana |
Description | E-sen 絵銭 (picture coin). Kagamiya Sen 鏡屋銭 (Mirror Sen). Obv. Family crest (mon) of the Tachibana (橘) flower. Rev. Plain. This game piece is part of a larger set of coins known as E-sen 絵銭 (picture coin) also known as ana-ichi Sen (穴一銭). They were used for the ana-ichi coin-throwing game. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
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