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*''Other Names'': 宿札 ''(yadofuda)''
*''Japanese'': 関札 ''(sekifuda)''
''Sekifuda'' were plaques in either wood or thick ''hôsho'' paper inscribed with the name or title of an elite guest, such as a ''daimyô'', and hung at a ''[[honjin]]'' inn where that guest was staying. Additional ''sekifuda'' were also typically hung at the gates to the [[shukuba|post-town]].
When ''daimyô'', [[kuge|court nobles]], shogunate officials, and others traveled during the [[Edo period]], they would have such ''fuda'' made up and have them delivered to post-stations so the ''fuda'' could be put up before their arrival. Upon arriving at the post-town, these plaques would be displayed on the gates to the town and at the ''honjin'' and other lodgings, announcing who was to be staying there. The plaques were typically hung from a tall (roughly three ''ken'' or five meter) stalk of bamboo. The number of plaques hung varied in accordance with the rank or status of the guest, with the largest ''daimyô'' generally being welcomed with plaques hung at least at both entrances to the post-town and at the ''honjin'', while a smaller ''daimyô'' might be welcomed (announced) with plaques hung only at one entrance to town or the other, and at the ''honjin''. Plaques were also sometimes hung at the gates of temples and shrines, ''[[toiya]]'' warehouses and storefronts, and other sites, though this varied widely.
The plaques themselves were typically roughly 130 cm long by 30 cm wide in wood, or 16 cm long by 8 cm wide in paper.
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==References==
*''Kokushitei shiseki Kusatsu-juku honjin'', Kusatsu, Shiga: Shiseki Kusatsujuku honjin (2014), 27.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
*''Japanese'': 関札 ''(sekifuda)''
''Sekifuda'' were plaques in either wood or thick ''hôsho'' paper inscribed with the name or title of an elite guest, such as a ''daimyô'', and hung at a ''[[honjin]]'' inn where that guest was staying. Additional ''sekifuda'' were also typically hung at the gates to the [[shukuba|post-town]].
When ''daimyô'', [[kuge|court nobles]], shogunate officials, and others traveled during the [[Edo period]], they would have such ''fuda'' made up and have them delivered to post-stations so the ''fuda'' could be put up before their arrival. Upon arriving at the post-town, these plaques would be displayed on the gates to the town and at the ''honjin'' and other lodgings, announcing who was to be staying there. The plaques were typically hung from a tall (roughly three ''ken'' or five meter) stalk of bamboo. The number of plaques hung varied in accordance with the rank or status of the guest, with the largest ''daimyô'' generally being welcomed with plaques hung at least at both entrances to the post-town and at the ''honjin'', while a smaller ''daimyô'' might be welcomed (announced) with plaques hung only at one entrance to town or the other, and at the ''honjin''. Plaques were also sometimes hung at the gates of temples and shrines, ''[[toiya]]'' warehouses and storefronts, and other sites, though this varied widely.
The plaques themselves were typically roughly 130 cm long by 30 cm wide in wood, or 16 cm long by 8 cm wide in paper.
{{stub}}
==References==
*''Kokushitei shiseki Kusatsu-juku honjin'', Kusatsu, Shiga: Shiseki Kusatsujuku honjin (2014), 27.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
