Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.75" Furniture This is a vintage Chinese

This is a vintage Chinese agate or hard igneous stone name stamp known as an inkan

providing a fascinating visual record of this dynamic period in Japanese history

one of the Shichifukujin

This vase measures 28" tall from the base to the top of the finial and 16" across at the widest part of the shade

The drawers open and close smoothly

Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.75" Furniture This is a vintage ChineseThis 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. 75" long (12. 5 cm)