Kamakura Vermilion — the artisan seal paste our own masters use.
A hanko is only half of the art — the other half is the impression it leaves. Most of the world’s seal paste today is mass-produced. Ours is not.
Why this material
- Traditional hand-blended neri-shu — pigment and oil, balanced by hand in Japan.
- Deep, dimensional red that sits slightly raised on the page — resistant to bleeding, light, and time.
- Made for fine seal materials: draws out every fine line of a hand-finished seal.
Who it’s for
For owners of a hand-finished hanko who want their impression to match the piece that presses it — and for collectors who treat the act of pressing a seal as a quiet ceremony.
Kamakura Vermilion — Artisan Seal Paste
KAMAKURA SIGNET
From our Kamakura atelier, established 1898 and carried through four generations of the Tsukino family. The traditional accompaniments to a hand-finished seal — chosen to do justice to the impression your name will leave.
An accompaniment worthy of a seal finished by hand — the quiet ceremony of pressing your name.

















