DescriptionJapanese fox charm - Dr. Luke Roberts 01.png
English: "Here is another Japanese charm. It has two foxes, which represent the god Inari, standing before a plate of "tama" jewels. The tama refers to both the spirit of Inari itself, and also to the worldy benefits, such as wealth, which Inari has to offer. The symbol on the bottom is a traditional warehouse key, in this case the key to unlock the treasurehouse of Inari. Perhaps some Inari believers carried this coin in their purse hoping for wealth to accumulate.
24.5mm wide x 1mm thick
Here is another Japanese fox charm. The words between them on the front say "Fushimi" in reference to the largest Inari shrine, one south of Kyoto. On the back its says "raising the kingpost" which referes to beginning construction on a building. Around the outer rim on the reverse it say's, "Happiness in all the more than 60 provinces of Japan." This may have been a gift of the shrine to people who contributed money to rebuilding a shrine building, but I am not sure.
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