Collection and the mark (collection you doing), collection mark and books mark, which is also referred to as a DenRyoshirushi, which indicates that the book is a collection, property of the people and organizations you press the hanko. Usually, is pushed to the first or last page of the book, such as the name of the owner or ownership group of the collection will be engraved. It is not in the stamp has a legal significance as the official hanko, but you can help them return by to clarify the owner.
In China it began to be used from the Song Dynasty, and then as a trigger that the book of Song original version was being actively imported into Japan, was popular mainly in the East, such as China and Japan. The oldest of the collection dedicated to mark Japan is a sign of been pushed to “Kongo field litany through”, “Horyuji complete Buddhist scriptures”. Reading also for the common people there were various forms of collection mark since the Edo era became more called a hobby.
Because the book is stored for a long period of time is usually, does not easily deteriorate vermilion and black are used frequently. In addition, you may also choose a color to blend in accordance with the book binding.