Okuhan - Okuhan

…In the Edo period, a seal was placed at the end of a document or account book, usually by a person or institution of a higher rank than the creator, to certify that the entries in the document or account book were correct. It is also called an inner seal, and in many cases it is accompanied by a certification statement (colophon). In terms of function, it has a character similar to the old stamps and stamps found on lost letters, sales tickets, and other documents from before the Sengoku period, but it is thought that the format of inner seals was not systematically established by shogunate laws and regulations until around the Kyoho period (1716-36). …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代，文書や帳簿の記載が正しいことを証明するために，ふつう作成者よりも上位の者･機関によって文書･帳簿の末尾に押される印。奥判とも言い，多くの場合，証明文言(奥書)を伴う。機能から言えば，古く戦国期以前の紛失状･売券その他にみられる証判･与判につながる性格を持つが，幕府法令などによって奥印の形式が制度的に整えられてくるのは，享保期(1716‐36)ごろと考えられる。…

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