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Celebrating Japanese Culture through Stamps: Hanko Japonism®

Bunbukudo Inbo Co., Ltd.
Celebrating Japanese Culture through Stamps: Hanko Japonism®
Enjoy pressing Japanese art stamps.

Enjoy pressing Japanese art stamps.

Incorporating three differently colored stamps, one on top of the other, creates a beautiful art piece that embodies the essence of Japan.

Our company has long cherished the desire to share Hanko, one of Japan’s most historic and representative cultural symbols, with the world in an accessible and enjoyable way. To achieve this, we embarked on creating original stamps that feature illustrations representing Japan. By overlaying stamps of different colors, we have succeeded in creating colorful and beautiful impressions.

This method of layering colors is akin to the approach used in Japanese woodblock printing, which evolved during the Edo period in Japan. Japanese woodblock prints spread to Europe and eventually sparked a significant cultural trend known as Japonism.

With the hope that this three-color stamp set will also be widely cherished around the world, we have named it Hanko Japonism®.

The completed image is created by overlaying three-color stamps of the character, background, and frame.

The completed image is created by overlaying three-color stamps of the character, background, and frame.

Ninja, Samurai & Kimono Designs (Customizable Names)

Hanko Japonism® offers a set of three different colored stamps, each with a stamp face size of 37mm x 37mm. The main characters featured are ninjas (four varieties), samurais (two varieties), and kimono-clad women (four varieties), all of which are symbolic characters representing Japan.

The backgrounds include iconic Japanese entities such as Mount Fuji, castles, pagodas, and torii gates. Surrounding the characters and the background, traditional Japanese patterns such as Seigaiha (wave) and Ichimatsu (checkered) are arranged akin to a picture frame.

Additionally, we also provide stamps with personalized insertion, making these stamps an ideal gift for those who admire Japan.
Press the stamp firmly against the L-shaped guide ruler.

Press the stamp firmly against the L-shaped guide ruler.

Beautiful Three-Color Stamps Anyone Can Enjoy

Using the included L-shaped guide ruler, anyone can easily create a beautiful three-color impression resembling a woodblock print.

How to Use
1. Press one of the stamps with your right hand (the order does not matter).
2. Without moving the stamp, align the included right-angle ruler with the bottom left corner of the stamp using your left hand, ensuring no gaps.
3. Without moving your left hand or L-shaped guide ruler, remove the first stamp with your right hand.
4. Keeping your left hand and L-shaped guide ruler stationary, use your right hand to press the second stamp against the bottom left corner of the right-angle ruler.
5. Follow the process in step 4 to stamp the third stamp.
Includes three colors of dedicated refill ink bottles.

Includes three colors of dedicated refill ink bottles.

Ink-Integrated Stamp for Long-Term Repeated Use

The stamps used in Hanko Japonism® are manufactured by Brother Industries. These are integrated ink-type stamps, eliminating the need for a separate ink pad, allowing anyone to easily enjoy beautiful three-color stamping.

As the ink begins to fade, replenishing it is straightforward: simply add 3 to 5 drops of the provided specialized refill ink and wait for about an hour. The ink will gradually permeate the stamp surface, making it ready for use again.

*Please note that using any ink other than the specialized refill ink provided may render the stamp unusable.

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