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Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894)
The newly built mint building in Tokiwabashi (Tokiwabashi no uchi shiheiryo shinken no zu), from the series Famous Places of Tokyo (Tokyo meisho)
Woodblock print, signed Oju Hiroshige hitsu, 1877
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet 36.6 x 24.4cm.)
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Established in 1871, the mint building produced and issued Japanese paper money, the predecessor of the current National Printing Bureau.

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