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*Some 10,000 people took part in the [[Chichibu Incident]]. - Fujitani, Splendid Monarchy, 164.
*Some 10,000 people took part in the [[Chichibu Incident]]. - Fujitani, Splendid Monarchy, 164.
*[[Tigers]] were considered a master of the earthly realm, and were commonly paired with dragons, though typically in an inferior position - the left side of a pair of screens, with the dragon on the right. Leopards (with spots) were mistakenly believed to be the female of the striped tiger, so while a tiger alone is a masculine symbol of strength and power, a tiger depicted alongside a leopard is a symbol of fecundity and succession - appropriate in family areas of a castle, for example, but not in most other places. - timon screech, Obtaining Images, 36.
*Ryôsai kenbo - good wife, wise mother 良妻賢母.
*Ryôsai kenbo - good wife, wise mother 良妻賢母.
