Tokyo hand-carved seals are traditional seals crafted using techniques dating back to the Edo period, where artisans perform every step—from character design to carving—by hand. They are characterized by intricate carvings that cannot be replicated by machines. In February of the first year of the Kanei era (1624), seal carvers (inban-shi) moved from Kyoto to Edo, and Edo became one of the centers for seal production.