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This seal is typically found within the image, usually just below the artist's signature.
It reads, from right to left, Ha Se Gawa. |
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The seal to the left is also found within the image, usually just below the artist's signature.
It reads, from top to bottom, Nishino Miya Han.
Han means "print", but in this context it implies "print publisher". |
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This inscription is always found in the left or right margins.
The top group of characters reads hanken shoyu which means "copyright owned by".
The lower group of characters reads Nishinomiya Yosaku. |
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This stamp is always found on the reverse side of prints, typically smaller format prints.
The publisher attempted to place this stamp behind a dark area of the image, to avoid any possibility
of it showing through.
The top line of characters reads, from left to right, hanken shoyu.
The lower line reads "Tokyo Nishinomiya". |
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This stamp is only found on prints which were specifically designated for export.
Sometimes it is applied to the reverse side of the print, and sometimes to the reverse side of
the backing paper to which the print was mounted. |
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