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The Japanese envoy to first bring these tallies back to Japan in 1474, a Zen monk named Shôkyû<!--正球-->, was held by the [[So clan|Sô clan]] of [[Tsushima]], who attempted to gain the tallies from him, and to gain information about how the system worked, presumably so that they could continue to collaborate with imposter envoys. However, they somehow failed to obtain the tallies, and Shôkyû successfully delivered all ten to the shogunate.
The Japanese envoy to first bring these tallies back to Japan in 1474, a Zen monk named Shôkyû<!--正球-->, was held by the [[So clan|Sô clan]] of [[Tsushima]], who attempted to gain the tallies from him, and to gain information about how the system worked, presumably so that they could continue to collaborate with imposter envoys. However, they somehow failed to obtain the tallies, and Shôkyû successfully delivered all ten to the shogunate.
Tallies eventually made their way to other daimyô, however, and some did end up getting borrowed by the Sô clan to help their imposter envoys seem more authentic. This occurred at least once, when, in [[1509]], a Sô clan envoy used an ivory tally borrowed from either the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]] or the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]].
The ivory tally system did not last long, and petered out sometime in the late 15th century. It was revived, however, in [[1503]], when [[Ashikaga Yoshizumi]] wrote to King Yongsan-gun of Joseon requesting that new tallies be made and exchanged.
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