How to understand the last character 枚 in 福田熊治良枚


In the context of a C19th print of the actor Iwai Hanshirō, the publisher’s
name and address is included: 長谷川丁十九バンチ 福田熊治良枚. How should the last character
枚 that comes after _Hasegawachō jūku banchi Fukuda Kumajirō_ be understood and
read? The references I have for 枚, _mai_ , are “counter for flat objects (e.g.
sheets of paper),” or _bira_ , “bill, handbill, flier, leaflet, poster,
placard.” Why is it placed directly after the name of the publisher Fukuda
Kumajirō? I often see _shuppanjin_ (出版人), where the suffix _jin_ (人, じん)
attaches to the name of the occupation, and there is also _hanmoto_ (版元).

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Edit (after Naruto's request to include an image):

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jG68n.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jG68n.png)

The characters in the cartouche were not all equally clear. I have increased
the contrast in Photoshop. Yes, the character is 板, not 枚.




The kanji is 板, not 枚. It says:

> 守川音治良画 = designed by 守川音治良  
>  福田熊治良 **板** = printed/published by 福田熊治良

板 means "board" in modern Japanese, but [板 was used like modern
版](http://www.book-seishindo.jp/2012_tanq/tanq_2012B-08.pdf) ("print" or
"publish") in the past. As for the reading, I'm not sure, but はん and ばん seem
equally reasonable to me in this context.




The kanji is 板, not 枚. It says:

> 守川音治良画 = designed by 守川音治良  
>  福田熊治良 **板** = printed/published by 福田熊治良

板 means "board" in modern Japanese, but [板 was used like modern
版](http://www.book-seishindo.jp/2012_tanq/tanq_2012B-08.pdf) ("print" or
"publish") in the past. As for the reading, I'm not sure, but はん and ばん seem
equally reasonable to me in this context.

