Stock tag - Kabufuda

Japanese: 株札 - かぶふだ

〘 noun 〙 In the Edo period, a tag indicating the rights and obligations of a member of a stock association. It was usually a wooden tag with a branding mark, and there were ones issued by the shogunate or feudal domains, and ones issued by stock association officials. ※Financial and Economic Documents - 3rd Economics, Commerce, Wholesalers (1813) "In the 10th year of the Bunka era (10th year of the Year of the Rooster), the stocks of all members of the association were decided together with the 10th group of wholesalers, i.e. stock tags were given to them."

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸時代、株仲間の構成員としての権利、義務を示す札。普通は木札で焼き印があり、幕府か藩が渡すものと、株仲間の役員が出したものとがあった。※財政経済史料‐三・経済・商業・問屋（1813）「文化十癸酉年十組問屋と共に仲間総人員へ株式を定め、即ち株札を附与せらる」

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