Skip to main content

Details for Japan

Full name: Japan

This person or thing (agent) has been used 46 times within our collections systems.

As a maker of objects: 46 times.

Type of agent

Creator
Institution

Created

13yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000120

Getty TGN Information

Comprises the Japan island chain, including four main islands (from north to south these are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) and numerous smaller islands. Early inhabitants, Ainu, were driven north by Manchu-Korean and Malayan invaders; imperial line was founded 7th century BCE; adopted handwriting and much of Chinese culture in the 6th-9th centuries. The emperor was controlled by Shogunates 12th-19th centuries; European contact 16th-19th centuries. The official language is Japanese.

Connected records

Paper money

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Far Eastern

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Bu

Maker(s)

State: Japan (After)

Shu

Maker(s)

State: Japan (After)
Mint: Jyoze (After)

Ryo

Maker(s)

State: Japan
Moneyer: Mitsutsugu (Uncertain)

Shu

Maker(s)

State: Japan (After)
Mint: Jyoze (After)

Sen

Maker(s)

Ruler: Meiji (1867-1912)
State: Japan

Sen

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Far Eastern

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Paper money

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Ryo

Maker(s)

State: Japan
Moneyer: Mitsutsugu (Uncertain)

5 sen

Maker(s)

Ruler: Meiji (1867-1912)
State: Japan

Far Eastern

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18

Maker(s)

State: Japan (Struck in the rule of)

Dollar

Maker(s)

State: Japan

5 dollars

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Bu

Maker(s)

State: Japan (After)
Mint: Jyoze (After)

100 yen

Maker(s)

State: Japan (After)

Paper money

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Paper money

Maker(s)

State: Japan

Far Eastern

Maker(s)

State: Japan (Uncertain)

Paper money

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bank of Japan
Place of use: Japan

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Agent details for Japan" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/agent/agent-157045 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:56:32

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/agent/agent-157045|title=Agent details for Japan|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 21:56:32|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/agents/agent-157045

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...