| The portrait of Empress Jingu was used for a banknote in the Meiji period and she became the first Japanese woman to be featured on the Japanese banknote, however since its original version was made by an Italian engineer, Edoardo Chiossone, she was portrayed as a beautiful woman in western style. |
かつて、明治時代の改造紙幣にその肖像が用いられ、これが日本における最初の女性肖像紙幣となったが、その原版はイタリア人技術者エドアルド・キヨッソーネが作成したため、西洋風の美人に描かれている。 |