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*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]]''.
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*1 ''ryô'' - the cost of commissioning a scroll painting by a well-known painter; a screen painting by the same painter might cost roughly 6-10 ''ryô''.
 
*2-3 ''ryô'' - the cost of hiring a maid for a year (i.e. the income made by a maid in a year)
 
*2-3 ''ryô'' - the cost of hiring a maid for a year (i.e. the income made by a maid in a year)
 
*6 ''ryô'' - a typical annual wage for a laborer<ref name=screech/>
 
*6 ''ryô'' - a typical annual wage for a laborer<ref name=screech/>
*6 ''ryô'' - the fee to commission a major artist for a single set of lavish ''byôbu'' (folding screen) paintings<ref name=screech/>
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*6 to 10 ''ryô'' - the fee to commission a major artist for a single set of lavish ''byôbu'' (folding screen) paintings; could be as much as even 40 ''ryô'' depending.<ref name=screech/>
 
*10 ''ryô'' - the cost of a first visit to a [[Yoshiwara]] establishment, including tips for the ''[[nakai]]'' and ''[[taikomochi]]''.<ref>Segawa Seigle, Cecelia. ''Yoshiwara''. University of Hawaii Press, 1993.</ref>
 
*10 ''ryô'' - the cost of a first visit to a [[Yoshiwara]] establishment, including tips for the ''[[nakai]]'' and ''[[taikomochi]]''.<ref>Segawa Seigle, Cecelia. ''Yoshiwara''. University of Hawaii Press, 1993.</ref>
 
*200 ''ryô'' - A month in the Yoshiwara could cost as much as this.<ref name=screech/>
 
*200 ''ryô'' - A month in the Yoshiwara could cost as much as this.<ref name=screech/>
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