Japan
Meiji/Showa era
Silver coins, metal chain
Length 21 in (53.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe
This necklace is composed of Japanese silver coins spanning the Meiji and Showa periods, assembled on a metal chain to create a wearable numismatic object that bridges the history of modern Japanese coinage with the tradition of coin jewelry found across Asia. The coins vary in denomination and date, their milled edges and relief designs creating a layered visual rhythm around the neckline. Objects of this kind were assembled by collectors with an eye to both material and historical content.
Japanese silver coinage of the Meiji period was produced in response to the modernization of the currency system following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when Japan adopted Western minting standards while retaining distinctly Japanese iconographic conventions on the coin faces. The assembly of coins into jewelry is a practice with deep roots in Asia, where currency carried talismanic as well as monetary value. This necklace preserves a coherent group of Japanese silver coins in wearable form, with the Santa Fe provenance suggesting passage through the American collector market for Asian and world currency.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Japan
Meiji/Showa era
Silver coins, metal chain
Length 21 in (53.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe
This necklace is composed of Japanese silver coins spanning the Meiji and Showa periods, assembled on a metal chain to create a wearable numismatic object that bridges the history of modern Japanese coinage with the tradition of coin jewelry found across Asia. The coins vary in denomination and date, their milled edges and relief designs creating a layered visual rhythm around the neckline. Objects of this kind were assembled by collectors with an eye to both material and historical content.
Japanese silver coinage of the Meiji period was produced in response to the modernization of the currency system following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when Japan adopted Western minting standards while retaining distinctly Japanese iconographic conventions on the coin faces. The assembly of coins into jewelry is a practice with deep roots in Asia, where currency carried talismanic as well as monetary value. This necklace preserves a coherent group of Japanese silver coins in wearable form, with the Santa Fe provenance suggesting passage through the American collector market for Asian and world currency.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
