Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.75" Sake yellow and green with design

yellow and green with design of flowers and Heian era court nobles

75" tall smaller drawer above the safe is about 8

likely 1920 or earlier judging by the color of the bamboo

25" tall by 1" wide by 1/2” thick

its ridgeline soft against an overcast hazy sky

Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.75" Sake yellow and green with designThis is a special Japanese knife used for marking a basting line while sewing. It dates to the late Edo or Meiji ear (c. 1800's to early 1900's). It is made of very durable oxbone. It has a hole in one end for attaching a string. It has been well used yet well loved and has a well aged patina, and remains in very fine condition. Overall it measures 5. 75" long (14. 5 cm)