I never noticed this wall before, but happened to see the big letters 'Ha(は)N(ん)Ko(こ)' written on it, and stopped to take a photo.
This is the wall of the store Shimada Inbo (島田印房), located on the corner of Prope Dori. They mainly have 'Hanko' or 'Inkan' which refers to a 'personal seal' that mostly every individual and company uses for official documents. I'm not quite sure, but the only time I use my signiture is when signing a creditcard reciept. Other than that, it's the Hanko.
But I was so focused on the wall, I completely forgot to take a photo of the actual Hanko! So sorry. I'll remember to go by next time. Until then, if you're interested, you can read about it here.
7 comments:
It certainly is colorful! I like it.
Maybe its my fault but I'm still didn't get understand about Hanko.. Is that a special sign?
But it's strikingly cool on that wall..
I have read about Hanko but your link explains it very well. I see it as a very interesting way to put a personalized seal to important documents.
Deden, a Hanko is like a stamp. I think the word written out on the wall is to advertise it ;)
I like the enormous size, and also the color, and color changes where the characters overlap. An eye-catching find.
ooh, i love this wall.
mine's a "chinese" hanko actually. ^-^
engrave with my name on it.
i use it for personal purposes since we don't really use it here.
ps: i also gave you an award... drop by anytime if you want to post it. ^-^
thanks!
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