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

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

was used in various social and formal settings

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

and a refined sense of eroticism

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