Tiger sign - Kofu

Japanese: 虎符 - こふ
Tiger sign - Kofu
〘Noun〙 In ancient China, a bronze tiger-shaped seal was given by the emperor to the governors and ministers of provinces as a sign to send out soldiers. Bronze tiger seal. In Japan, it is used to represent the position of the governor or to mean the governor himself. Tiger's seal (kosetsu) . → Tiger bamboo (kochiku). ※Ming Heng Orai (mid-11th century), end of the text: "If you bathe in the Hong'en , you will receive a seal of the tiger ." [Records of the Grand Historian - Biography of Xinling Jun]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 中国古代、兵士を発するしるしとして天子から郡国の太守、相に与えられた、青銅製の虎の形の割符。銅虎符。日本では国守の地位を表わすもの、あるいは国守そのものの意味で用いられる。虎節(こせつ)。→虎竹(こちく)。※明衡往来(11C中か)下末「若浴鴻恩虎符者」 〔史記‐信陵君伝〕

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