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**jamisi** · 09-23-2007, 06:11 PM

They are chop blocks and are used to sign documents and letters (stamping a paper with a chop block is like giving your signature/authorization), although I don't know if they still do this is Japan. (I'm speaking from a Chinese perspective.)

The name of the person is usually written in an old style of calligraphy, which is why it's hard to read.

09-23-2007, 06:11 PM	#5
jamisi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	They are chop blocks and are used to sign documents and letters (stamping a paper with a chop block is like giving your signature/authorization), although I don't know if they still do this is Japan. (I'm speaking from a Chinese perspective.) The name of the person is usually written in an old style of calligraphy, which is why it's hard to read.
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