Hanko, japanese stamps

[aikisan]

I would love to show you Japanese stamps I made. Hope you like it.

 

[Jeroen]

I don't understand what they mean, but they do stamp
All hand-pushed?
What material are they made of?

Jeroen

 

[aikisan]

Hi Jeroen, I had a template from a friend. He is a very talented karateka.
The seal he needs for certificates of his students.
And yes, it is all hand-pushed. The material is soapstone I have previously cut out and processed.

Thanks, have a great day !

 

[Sam]

Very nice. I've always been intrigued with the stone seals I've seen in Asia. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

Looks great and I have seen these before in a documentary on TV. But I thought they used ivory for that. But probably the soap stone is a good alternative.

arnaud

 

[monk]

very nice looking stamps. i also like your die sinkers ball.

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Great looking stamps!!

When Mary and I were in Japan recently I found a few art stores that sold the stone blanks and chisels to engrave them with. The shop owners were great and showed us how it was done. It was all done in sign language and gesturing because we didn't speak the language......... but we got there in the end easily enough.

These stores were absolute treasure troves to explore because they were so different from European ones. All the Japanese writing brushes and inks etc etc were fabulous and works of art all by themselves.

Cheers
Andrew

 

[monk]

was it sam ? that posted some awhile back that were of wood ? they're all fascinating works. esp when one considers how they are done.

 

[mrthe]

Very nice works and interesting post!