Lucky charm in the form of a coin
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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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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data
Object type
amulets
Dimensions
13 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 43109
Other number(s)
RJM 1949/08
Provenance and sources
when
18th to 19th century
where
Japan
Asia -> East Asia -> Japan
when
1934-1938
when
1950-06-02
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