Square seal - Kakuin

Japanese: 角印 - かくいん
Square seal - Kakuin

...The size of a seal that can be registered is stipulated to be between 10mm and 30mm. Company seals, union seals, and official seals are often rectangular and are also called square seals. Special seals include signature seals and library seals that are used to stamp calligraphy and paintings, but these are not called seals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "square seal" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…登記できる大きさは10mm以上30mm未満と規定されている。社印,組合印,官公職印などは四角形が多く,角印とも呼ばれる。特殊な印章として,書画に押す落款印や蔵書印があるが,これらは印鑑とは呼ばれない。…

※「角印」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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