Vintage Japanese Blue-and-White Porcelain Bowl with Radiating Net Pattern 3″W Basket 1596-1700) tsuba (handguard) for a

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

and then washing off the paste

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

This is a lead weighted kenzan

Vintage Japanese Blue-and-White Porcelain Bowl with Radiating Net Pattern 3″W Basket 1596-1700) tsuba (handguard) for aVintage Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl with Radiating Net Pattern, 3W Japan, mid Shwa period (circa 19501975)Dimensions: approx. 3W 3D 1. 5H (7. 6 7. 6 3. 8 cm) This vintage sometsuke () porcelain bowl features a beautifully controlled radiating amime style net patternhand painted in cobalt. The interior design forms a rhythmic mesh or lattice motif, expanding outward from the center like a woven basket or geometric web. The pale blue rim wash