Reverse stamp - Urahan

Japanese: 裏判 - うらはん

〘Noun〙① A kao (signature seal) written on the back of a document. The date and name are written after the text, and a kao is written on the back of the paper in the signature section. This was mainly done in the Middle Ages, and is a formality that shows courtesy to the sender of the document and the sender's humility. *Azuma Kagami - September 3, 1188 (Bun'ichi ₄ ), "Yoritomo, _one urahan" ② Refers to a tsugime urahan (seal on the back of a joint) . In the case of a document or scroll made by joining multiple pieces of paper together, a kao is written on the back of both pieces of paper at the joint. It is used to prove that the document is indeed continuous and to prevent future tampering. ③ A kao written on the back of a document to approve and guarantee the text on the front. In the Middle Ages, endorsements and urahans were often added by the shogunate magistrates to sales certificates, letters of peace, etc. ※Uesugi Family Documents - May 27, 1338 (5th year of Kenmu), Message from Uesugi Kiyoko "In accordance with the proposal of the petition, the inside is reversed." ④ In the Edo period, this refers to the endorsement, signature, and seal added to the back of a piece of paper by the magistrate in charge who accepted a petition (guideline). Also, the document itself. ※Tenpo Shusei, 104th year of Bunsei (5th year of Bunsei), January 1822 (5th year of Bunsei), "It is unbecoming to take the magistrate's reverse seal lightly." ⑤ A seal engraved on one end of a real seal. It is often used as a substitute seal. Reverse seal. ※Cabinet of the Five Groups of Shimosakurai Village, Saku County, Shinano Province, 1650 (3rd year of Keian), "It has been heard that the seal was made by borrowing the reverse seal of a person who _{did not} have a seal."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 文書の紙背に書く花押(かおう)。文面のあとに月日、名を記し、署名部分の紙背に花押を書く。主として中世に行なわれ、文書の差出先に対する丁重さと自分の謙遜を表わす書札礼。※吾妻鏡‐文治四年（1188）九月三日「頼朝在_二裏判_一」② 継目裏判(つぎめうらはん)のこと。複数の紙を継ぎ合わせて書いた文書や巻物の場合、継目の裏に両紙にまたがって書く花押。確かに連続するものであることを証明し、また、後の改竄(かいざん)を防ぐために施す。③ 文書の表の文面を承認・保証するために、紙背に書く花押。中世の売券、和与状などには幕府の奉行が裏書・裏判を加えることが多かった。裏封。※上杉家文書‐建武五年（1338）五月二七日・上杉清子消息「くだしふみの案に、中さはかうらはんして候」④ 江戸時代、訴状（目安）を受理した管轄奉行が、紙背に加える裏書、署名、捺印のこと。また、その文書。※御触書天保集成‐一〇四・文政五年（1822）正月「奉行之裏判を軽々敷相心得候段、不埒之事に候」⑤ 実印の一方の端に刻んだ印。多くは代判に用いる。裏印。※慶安三年信濃国佐久郡下桜井村五人組御帳（1650）「印判不_レ持人之裏判をかり候て印候由其聞有之」

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