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A Chinese bronze hufu,
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the two-piece 'tally' in the shape of a crouching tiger, seal characters to back and sides,
7cm (2)
Hufu was used by an emperor to command and dispatch the army by him retaining the right-hand piece, and issuing the left-hand piece to the local officials or commanders. Both pieces of the tally had to match each other in order to dispatch the troops by showing the right-hand piece as authorisation.
清 铜铸虎符