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Ōban gold coin and mameita-gin silver “bean coin” against peony-motif decorated paper

Watanabe Kazan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval gold-brown shape with black Japanese characters on a purple background with white peony patterns. Small circular symbol and red Japanese character near the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1822, year of the horse
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
544 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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