Umabari – Double-edged knife

A russet iron umabari decorated with engraved characters and pierced with an inome.

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Description

A russet iron umabari decorated with engraved characters and pierced with an inome.
The umabari is a double-edged knife, in a shape of a stylus. It appeared before kogatana, and was used to clean out the hooves of horses.

Period
Early Edo

Galerie Espace 4

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75006 Paris – France
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