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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''.
*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)
*4 ''ryô'' - the cost of a print imported from Europe<ref>Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii (2012), 325.</ref>
*6 ''ryô'' - a typical annual wage for a laborer<ref name=screech/><ref name=obtaining/>
*6 ''ryô'' - a typical annual wage for a laborer<ref name=screech/><ref name=obtaining/>
*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/>
*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/>
