千せん両りょう箱ばこ

noun

box of 1000 ryō

Historical term for a box containing 1000 ryō (a large sum of gold coins in Edo-period Japan). Often appears in stories, period dramas, and cultural references.

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、千せん両りょう箱ばこがよく盗ぬすまれる。