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Up until [[1663]], nobles wore [[buzi|status badges]] or insignia squares on the front of their robes, in the Chinese style; after [[1683]], color took over as the chief indicator of rank, with wives and daughters of nobles also wearing colors indicative of their family's rank.
Up until [[1663]], nobles wore [[buzi|status badges]] or insignia squares on the front of their robes, in the Chinese style; after [[1683]], color took over as the chief indicator of rank, with wives and daughters of nobles also wearing colors indicative of their family's rank.
*The ''ôji'' and ''anji'', along with the ''[[sessei|shisshi]]'' (royal advisor), were above the nine ranks, and wore caps with a five-color design on a red ground, and gold & green robes.
*The ''ôji'' and ''anji'', along with the ''[[sessei|shisshi]]'' (royal advisor), were above the nine ranks, and wore embroidered caps called ''ukiorikan'', with a five-color design on a red ground, and gold & green robes.
*The First Rank consisted of members of the [[Sanshikan|Sanshikwan]], the Council of Three, who held the title of ''ueekata''. The Upper First rank wore caps with a five-color design, like that of the ''ôji'' and ''anji'', but against a purple ground, and also wore gold and green robes, while the Lower First Rank wore purple caps with purple designs, and blue robes.
*The First Rank consisted of members of the [[Sanshikan|Sanshikwan]], the Council of Three, who held the title of ''ueekata''. The Upper First rank wore caps with a five-color design, like that of the ''ôji'' and ''anji'', but against a purple ground, and also wore gold and green robes, while the Lower First Rank wore purple caps with purple designs, and blue robes.
*The Second Rank was the lowest rank of ''ueekata'', and consisted of the Sanshikwan-za (Upper Second rank) and the Shikwan (Lower Second rank). Members of the second rank wore purple caps, with the Upper Second rank being distinguished by their gold & silver hairpins.
*The Second Rank was the lowest rank of ''ueekata'', and consisted of the Sanshikwan-za (Upper Second rank) and the Shikwan (Lower Second rank). Members of the second rank wore purple caps, with the Upper Second rank being distinguished by their gold & silver hairpins.