Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.5” Tools Excellent antique patina throughout

Excellent antique patina throughout

born in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) in 1786

Famille Noire Porcelain Covered Ginger Jar / Tsubo / Shishi Foo Dog and Peony

The exterior surfaces display the silvery-grey patina characteristic of aged kiri

Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.5” Tools Excellent antique patina throughoutThis is a special Japanese knife used for marking a basting line while sewing. It dates to the late Edo or Meiji ear (c. 1800's to early 1900's). It is made of very durable oxbone. It has a hole in one end for attaching a string. It has been well used yet well loved and has a well aged patina, and remains in very fine condition. Overall it measures 4. 5" long (12 cm)