Item Specifics: The Wooden passports (known as Tsuko-tegata) used during Edo Period (1603 and 1868) is a japanese tradition for authorization permission for travelers in Japan, passing from region to region. The Edo is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country’s 300 regional daimyō. During that time strict controls were enforced on movement. Nowadays, it becomes a amulet for traffic safety.(交通安全 “koutsuanzen”) *Private collection. Never be used since bought in 1991 30th May *Country/Region of Manufacture: Craft made in Japan *Material: Wood *Size: 11cmH x 8cmW x 2cm thick Colours may vary and display the product differently, we cannot be held liable for these differences. Although every effort is made to ensure that the goods purchased are 100% as described and free of damages and defects, due to the handmade nature of the majority of our products, there may be variations in the materials used or the finish due to availability of materials used which is absent in mass-produce goods, minor imperfections or variations are to be expected in certain pieces and will not be deemed as defects, or reason for return.
