☆ENGLISH ONLY☆コミュのHanko colours

I'm a Graphic Designer and I am wanting to use a Hanko stamp in a piece of work that I am producing. I was wondering if I use a colour other than the traditional red (for example, white or black) it gives a different meaning?

thanks

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[2] mixiユーザー 04月14日 20:32

You can use only the red on the official documents in Japan. I think it is o.k. if you use another color for the art.

[3] mixiユーザー 04月15日 00:25

You mean for the INK, or for the Hanko Stamp itself? Hanko usually is black/white or dark grey (just because of the materials: Stone, Ebony, Ivory(!!! Yeah I was kinda shocked some places still make ivory hanko).

But Ink? You'll be hard pressed to find anything other than Red. And I can't think of a good reason to go with anything else.

[4] mixiユーザー 04月15日 02:01

Yes, for the ink, not the actual stamp. I don't want to change teh colour for my official hanko, just this occassion for a uni graphic design course. Just wanted to make sure it doesnt have a different meaning (black=funeral etc)

Thanks for your help.

[5] mixiユーザー 04月15日 17:06

Good starting point for some history and culture notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanko_%28stamp%29

And yep, the ink color is almost always red, for both Japanese hanko, and seals used in Chinese and Korean culture.

[6] mixiユーザー 04月15日 17:33

I have only seen red (赤) and orange/red (朱) used.

[7] mixiユーザー 04月16日 01:26

I know that only red is used in day to day life and it is the official colour for Hanko ink. But what I am asking is if your opinion of the hanko would change if you saw a hanko in another colour.

I am not thinking of stamping my hanko in green ink for official documents, just for this one off design project. THe hanko used will not be a registered one, for obvious reasons.

[8] mixiユーザー 04月16日 02:29

Then it might not have the same impact. It's like if you were changing the red of the japanese flag, not sure people will get it at first sight, but it's cool.

[9] mixiユーザー 04月17日 08:30

The comparison to the flag is very apt - in that the only worry is that if it's not red it may not register as a hanko, the same way if you recolored the flag, a viewer might simply take it as a meaningless circle.

Unless of course you use one of those old-fashioned square designs, in which case it would be clear in any color...

[10] mixiユーザー 04月17日 13:51

the hanko color being red may come from the color of blood. In old days of samurai, they cut their thumb and put their fingerprint on the signing paper as a kind of hanko, a bloody era, you see.

It may go way back to ancient China, i don't know. Hanko being red looks good on white pater. That may be a simple reason. But i think you can use ANY color as long as it's part of an artificial work. It's kind of fun, isn't it?

[11] mixiユーザー 04月17日 14:07

Karen: It's fine to do that, there's no other meaning.

[12] mixiユーザー 04月17日 17:11

>they cut their thumb and put their fingerprint on the signing paper as a kind of hanko, a bloody era, you see.

it might cause some misunderstanding here. It doesn't mean they cut a thumb off. They just cut the surface deep enough to bleed with a sward they carried.

[13] mixiユーザー 04月17日 17:17

If that's a part of your artwork, then you can go with any color you want. It is more unique to use something other than red, don't you think ?

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