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Antique Japanese Hera Fabric Oxbone Tool Scrolling Creasing Marking Sewing 4.75" Furniture This is a vintage ChineseThis 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 4. 75" long (12. 5 cm)