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Though prices varied widely, of course, over time, from place to place, and depending on the quality of the goods or other factors, the following figures might provide a rough idea of prices (i.e. the value of the ''ryô'') in the "high" Edo period (18th to early 19th centuries).
Though prices varied widely, of course, over time, from place to place, and depending on the quality of the goods or other factors, the following figures might provide a rough idea of prices (i.e. the value of the ''ryô'') in the "high" Edo period (18th to early 19th centuries).
*8 ''mon'' - a single piece of relatively low-quality sushi.<ref name=stanleyxxii>Amy Stanley, ''Selling Women: Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan'', UC Press (2012), xxii.</ref>
*16 ''mon'' - a bowl of [[soba]].<ref name=stanleyxxii/>
*2 or 3 ''momme'' - a cheap ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print<ref name=screech>Screech, "Owning Edo-Period Paintings." p26.</ref>
*2 or 3 ''momme'' - a cheap ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print<ref name=screech>Screech, "Owning Edo-Period Paintings." p26.</ref>
*300-500 ''mon'' - one night with a prostitute at a post-station or port town in the Kansai or Inland Sea regions.<ref name=stanleyxxii/>
*20 ''momme'' - an ''ukiyo-e'' print of good quality.<ref name=screech/>
*20 ''momme'' - an ''ukiyo-e'' print of good quality.<ref name=screech/>
*32 ''momme'' - the cost of seeing a play at [[Ryogoku|Ryôgoku]] in 1820.
*32 ''momme'' - the cost of seeing a play at [[Ryogoku|Ryôgoku]] in 1820.
*75 ''momme'' - the cost of the journey from Osaka to Nagasaki by boat (roughly 14-20 days).<ref name=screech/><ref name=obtaining/>
*75 ''momme'' - the cost of the journey from Osaka to Nagasaki by boat (roughly 14-20 days).<ref name=screech/><ref name=obtaining/>
*90 ''momme'' - the cost of a multi-volume illustrated book, such as ''[[Soga Monogatari]]''.<ref name=screech/>
*90 ''momme'' - the cost of a multi-volume illustrated book, such as ''[[Soga Monogatari]]''.<ref name=screech/>
*1 ''bu'' or 1/4 ''ryô'' - a night with a particularly expensive prostitute at a post-station near Edo.<ref name=stanleyxxii/>
*1000 ''momme'' or 1/4 ''ryô'' - the cost of sending a child to ''[[terakoya]]'' (temple school) for a year
*1000 ''momme'' or 1/4 ''ryô'' - the cost of sending a child to ''[[terakoya]]'' (temple school) for a year
*1 ''ryô'' - the cost for a man's formal ''kamishimo'' outfit, including ''[[hakama]]'', ''[[haori]]'', and ''[[kosode]]''.
*1 ''ryô'' - the cost for a man's formal ''kamishimo'' outfit, including ''[[hakama]]'', ''[[haori]]'', and ''[[kosode]]''.
! Gold
! Gold
|-
|-
| 1 ''bu'' 分
| 1 ''ryô'' 両
| 1/10 ''monme''
| 4 ''bu'' 分
| 16 ''shu'' 朱
| 1 ''koku'' of rice
|-
| 1 ''bu''
| 1/10 ''monme'' 匁
| .375 grams
| .375 grams
|-
|-
| 1 ''monme'' 匁
| 1 ''monme''
| 10 ''bu''
| 10 ''bu''
| 3.75 grams
| 3.75 grams
|-
|-
| 1 ''ryô'' 両
! Silver
| 1 ''koku'' of rice
|-
| 1 ''kan'' 貫
| 100 ''ryô''
| 1000 ''monme''
|-
|-
! Silver
! Copper
|-
|-
| 1 ''ryô'' 両
| 1 ''kanmon'' 貫文
| 1000 ''mon'' 文
|-
|-
! Rice
! Rice
| 100 ''shô'' 升
| 100 ''shô'' 升
| 1 ''ryô'' of gold
| 1 ''ryô'' of gold
| 1 ''hiki'' of silk
| 1 ''hiki'' of silk 疋
|-
|-
! Silk
! Silk
|-
|-
| 1 ''hiki'' 疋
| 1 ''hiki''
| 1 ''koku'' of rice
| 1 ''koku'' of rice
|}
|}
