Wood contract - Mokkei

Japanese: 木契 - もっけい

〘Noun〙 Under the Ritsuryo system, a tag placed in the three checkpoint provinces. It was used to check orders for opening and closing the three checkpoints. It was kept by the heads of the three checkpoint provinces. Its shape is unclear, but it is thought to be a wooden tag split in two. ※Ryoshu Kai (738) official website: "Ancient records say: Question: Each of the three checkpoint provinces should receive _two contracts, _{one each} . _Unknown : Contract. Answer: It was a wooden contract."

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Japanese:

〘名〙令制で、三関国に置かれた札。三関の開閉のための命令の勘合に使われたもの。三関国の長官が保管する。その形状は明らかではないが、木製の札を二つに割った割符のようなものと思われる。※令集解（738）公式「古記云。問。三関国各給_二契二枚_一。未_レ知。契状。答。木契也」

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