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| Japanese Numismatic Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | Japanese Numismatic Society |
| Native name | 日本貨幣学会 |
| Founded | 19XX |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Type | Learned society |
| Fields | Numismatics, Medals, Tokens |
Japanese Numismatic Society The Japanese Numismatic Society is a learned society dedicated to the study of coins, medals, tokens and paper money with a focus on Japan and East Asia. Founded in the 20th century, the Society brings together scholars, curators and collectors from institutions such as the Tokyo National Museum, British Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, and University of Tokyo. It serves as a hub connecting researchers associated with the Numismatic Society of India, American Numismatic Society, Royal Numismatic Society, International Numismatic Commission, and regional museums including the Seoul Museum of History and the Shanghai Museum.
The Society emerged in the wake of scholarly movements linked to institutions like the National Diet Library, Keio University, Kyoto University, Osaka Museum of History and the Imperial Household Agency. Early members included curators and historians from the Edo-Tokyo Museum, scholars influenced by works held at the British Library, researchers collaborating with the Bibliothèque nationale de France and correspondents associated with the American Oriental Society and the Royal Asiatic Society. During periods overlapping with events such as the Meiji Restoration and the postwar reconstruction linked to the Occupation of Japan, the Society catalogued collections originating from archaeological projects tied to the Tokyo Imperial University and international excavations coordinated with the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The Society promotes numismatic scholarship by fostering research partnerships with the National Museum of China, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vatican Museums, Hermitage Museum, and universities including Oxford University, Cambridge University, Columbia University, and Princeton University. It organizes study groups on topics ranging from ancient coinage of the Yayoi period and medieval issues linked to the Kamakura period to modern currency reforms associated with the Taishō period and the Shōwa period. Collaborative projects have involved curators from the British Museum, conservators trained at the Getty Conservation Institute, cataloguers from the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, and epigraphists connected to the École française d'Extrême-Orient.
The Society publishes a journal and monograph series that cite work by numismatists affiliated with University College London, Leiden University, Heidelberg University, University of Vienna, and the National Museum of Korea. Its periodicals have included articles on coin hoards comparable to those reported by the British Numismatic Journal, comparative studies in the style of the Journal of Asian Studies, and catalogues akin to publications from the Trustees of the British Museum. Contributors have included curators and academics who have also written for the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Numismatic Chronicle, Tōyōshi Kenkyū and exhibition catalogues prepared for institutions such as the Toyokuni Shrine exhibits and the Sumida Hokusai Museum.
Membership draws individuals connected to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), curatorial staff from the Nagoya City Museum, academics from the University of Kyoto, and independent scholars who have published through presses like Cambridge University Press and Routledge. Governance structures mirror those of societies such as the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland with elected officers, committees aligned with international bodies like the International Council of Museums and advisory links to national entities including the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) and municipal archives like the Tokyo Metropolitan Archives.
Annual meetings are held in venues ranging from the National Museum of Japanese History to international symposia co-hosted with the American Numismatic Society and panels at conferences such as the International Congress ofRoman Frontier Studies and sessions attached to the World Archaeological Congress. The Society has organized thematic conferences on topics tied to the Nara period, exchange networks involving the Silk Road, monetary systems influenced by the Ming dynasty, and workshops with specialists from the British School at Rome and the Institute of Archaeology (UCL).
Research priorities include cataloguing collections comparable to holdings at the British Museum Department of Coins and Medals, provenance studies paralleling efforts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and metallurgical analyses using facilities at universities such as Tohoku University, Keio University, Nagoya University and Waseda University. The Society collaborates with numismatic collections in regional museums including the Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum, the Hakodate Museum, the Fukuoka City Museum, and international repositories like the Hermitage Museum and the Musée du Louvre.
The Society recognizes outstanding scholarship with prizes named in the tradition of awards granted by the British Academy, the Japan Academy, the Order of Culture (Japan), and medals inspired by those of the American Numismatic Society and the Royal Numismatic Society. Recipients have included researchers affiliated with Kyoto Seika University, Sophia University, Hokkaido University, and independent numismatists whose work intersects with curators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and historians connected to the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan).
Category:Numismatic societies Category:Learned societies based in Japan