The [[British East India Company]] pegged the tael at five shillings<ref>Four shillings equaling £1.</ref> and as equivalent to one Japanese ''ryô''.<ref>Screech, Timon. "Owning Edo-Period Paintings." in Lillehoj, Elizabeth (ed.) ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan''. Floating World Editions, 2007. p30.</ref> | The [[British East India Company]] pegged the tael at five shillings<ref>Four shillings equaling £1.</ref> and as equivalent to one Japanese ''ryô''.<ref>Screech, Timon. "Owning Edo-Period Paintings." in Lillehoj, Elizabeth (ed.) ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan''. Floating World Editions, 2007. p30.</ref> |