Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 5” Hibachi The one full width drawer

The one full width drawer binds since the top sags

This is framed and matted painting on silk of kamakura era samurai on horseback

It's about 7 1/2" from the toe strap to the back of the heel

Series: Fuji jukkei (Ten Views of Mount Fuji)10

Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 5” Hibachi The one full width drawerThis 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 5" long (13 cm)