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The seal that signs a contract.
Also known as: Registered seal, Official personal seal
The Japanese personal seal registered with a local authority and used for legally significant documents.
Marks a document as executed by the registered owner of the seal.
Contexts: Public information
Registered with the municipality and accompanied by a certificate of registration when used, so the seal alone is not the proof — the pairing of impression and certificate is.
Contexts: Public information
The record describes the seal's form and documented use and states nothing about its legal force in any jurisdiction.
Contexts: Public information
A circular or oval seal face carrying the owner's full name in carved characters, larger and more elaborately cut than everyday seals, and conventionally impressed in vermilion paste.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.