Man'en ōban (ten ryo coin)
maker
Unknown
Date1860
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumGilded copper alloy, with painted characters
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCoins
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18e81
eMuseum ID727112
EmbARK ObjectID14256
Previous Number541
TMS Source ID3067
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesAlan 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)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
