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Language: Japanese
Language: Japanese

Lucky charm in the form of a coin

Lucky charm / amulet in the shape of a greatly enlarged coin (round with a square hole in the centre). Decorated with depictions of the two gods of luck Ebisu (wealth from the sea) and Daikokuten (wealth from the land). In addition the characters for 'big' (jap. dai) and 'luck' (fuku). So the lucky charm is associated with prosperity and good fortune.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Object type
amulets
Dimensions
13 mm
Material/Technique
Bronze
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 43109
Other number(s)
RJM 1949/08 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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