Nakayama Tomae・Natural Finishing Stone・Awasedo・Kyoto, Japan #79Nakayama stone from Mt. Nakayama, Kyoto. Slightly hard, 8000+ grit. Known for producing a true mirror finish and traditionally used for ji duya finishing on Japanese swords. Very smooth and pleasant sharpening feel. Hand sized stone that fits comfortably in one hand and can be used for one handed honing. You will receive the exact stone shown.

The blade comes wrapped in white linnen in a Big Handmade Box made from the Japananese Hinoki tree

The first Kamisori of our own line — the result of a long

We were the first to put an edge to this Kamisori

The Kanji / Katakana on Kamisori read as: 藤助 ・Inoue ・the maker of this Kamisori

eyebrows of detailing work

alias White Stripe in the Waves" from his series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes from the Chinese Tale

We removed any active rust

this Kamisori was hand

rooted in Japanese tradition

accented with a hand-applied blue brushstroke both inside and out

Engraved on the lid is an Ukiyo-e woodblock print of Utamaro Kitagawas's "Woman Combing her Hair" of the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (婦人相學十躰)

Toyo・东洋・Vintage Restored Kamisori  with a wonderful Urushi-Rattan Handle Wrapping