Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto Short Sword w/ Kozuka & Kogatana Blade Edo/Meiji Era LS#002 Natsume This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese bronze tool used for ironing silk and other fabrics

and a refined sense of eroticism

outlined in white beaded wire and enclosing dense polychrome floral and butterfly compositions — blue

It is produced by a special method from raw natural lacquer and used to coat the wood

A vintage Japanese kenzan (剣山) used in the art of ikebana (生け花) flower arranging

Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto Short Sword w/ Kozuka & Kogatana Blade Edo/Meiji Era LS#002 Natsume This is a vintage JapaneseA fine antique Japanese tanto (short sword) complete with matching scabbard, kozuka, and kogatana. This piece likely dates from the late Edo to early Meiji period (19th century). Blade: Polished steel tanto blade with visible hamon (temper line). Tang is unsigned (mumei), with one mekugi ana (peg hole). Blade length approx. [insert measurement]. Mounts: Black silk tsuka ito wrapping over rayskin (samegawa), fitted with brass and mixed metal menuki