Antique Japanese c1800’s Whaleback Saw Forged Iron Maebiki Nokogiri 32”L Woodblock 1596 - 1700) tsuba (handguard)

1596 - 1700) tsuba (handguard) for a Katana or Wakazashi

The paste is applied through a tube (the tsutsu) similar to the tubes which are used by bakers to decorate cakes

Usually these dolls are made of paper

This is a 150 year old antique Japanese suzuribako from the early Meiji Era (c

The collection original piece that this scan was taken from is a "First Stage" edition with only 60 impression ever created making this image a truly rare treasure from 1937

Antique Japanese c1800’s Whaleback Saw Forged Iron Maebiki Nokogiri 32”L Woodblock 1596 - 1700) tsuba (handguard)This huge antique Japanese saw or nokogiri was hand forged by a Japanese master blade maker over a century ago. It is the type of timber saw used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry that cuts on the pull stroke, unlike European saws which cut on the push stroke. This allows it to have a thinner blade that cuts more efficiently and leaves a narrower cut width. Made of a high quality laminated carbon steel and carefully milled by hand. Signed on the