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Test your hanko knowledge!

To go hand-in-hand with TW's special livestream event featuring Kamakura Hanko, we've created a quick quiz to test your newly acquired hanko knowledge. Be sure to watch the livestream to help score 100% as top scorers of the quiz will be eligible to win an amazing hanko giveaway (more details on that below).

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* 1. Which of the three tools pictured is a carving knife used to handcraft hanko?

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* 2. What Japanese dignitary does this hanko seal belong to?

Japanese Prime Minister

Bank of Japan Governor

Mayor of Tokyo

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* 3. What is this tool?

A sharpening block used to help sharpen the tools used for hanko carving

Japanese "sandpaper" used to smooth the rough edges of the hand-carved hanko

A baren – a hand tool used support the paper to allow for a clear stamp

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* 4. Which famous artist does this hanko seal belong to?

Ogata Korin

Katsushika Hokusai

Kawanabe Kyosai

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* 5. What is this tool?

A special type of L-squared ruler used by Japanese woodworkers to help carve right angles

An inku, a tool that helps hanko users stamp straight

A hand stabilizer tool that helps the craftsman keep a steady hand when carving

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