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Amulet - Zenkoji Fu Bao
| Location | Japan |
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| Period | Edo period |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze amulet with a central square hole, bearing four Chinese characters in the fields reading clockwise and cross-axis around the hole. The legend identifies the issuer as Zenkoji temple in Shinano Province and names the piece as Fu Bao (Lucky Money). |
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| Obverse lettering | 信濃國 福寶 善光寺 (Translation: Shinano Province (an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture) Fu Bao (Lucky Money) Zenkoji (Zenko Temple)) |
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| Reverse script | CJK |
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