Kyoto Eyes

Japanese: 京目 - きょうめ
Kyoto Eyes

… Until this time, gold was generally circulated as a currency by weight. The weight of gold had been 1 ryo = 4 momme 5 bu since the Kamakura period, and as the use of gold spread, this weight system came to be called Kyome, and in the provinces, the inakame system was established, with 4 momme, 4 momme 2 bu, etc. being 1 ryo. In the late 16th century, this was changed to 1 ryo = 4 momme 4 bu, mainly in the Kinai region, probably due to the convenience of using the four-based system of ryo, bu, and shu in conjunction with the kan momme system. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyoto grain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… このころまで金は一般に秤量貨幣として流通した。金の量目は鎌倉時代から1両=4匁5分が行われ,金の使用が広まるにつれこの量目法を京目と呼び,地方に4匁,4匁2分などを1両とする田舎目が行われた。16世紀後期に畿内中心に1両=4匁4分に改まったが,両,分,朱の四進法と貫匁法を併用する便宜からであろう。…

※「京目」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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