Sumitsubo Snap Line Tool Japanese Hand Carved Ink Line Traditional Carpentry Red 1870) bronze Suiban (Ikebana flower

1870) bronze Suiban (Ikebana flower vase)

The top handle is still very secure and provides a convenient way to transport this chest

a member of the Kinza mint's Gotō family (後藤家)

It holds the powdered green tea called matcha

This antique Japanese saw Mawashibiki-Nokogiri "Key Hole" saw was hand forged by a Japanese master blade maker over a century ago

Sumitsubo Snap Line Tool Japanese Hand Carved Ink Line Traditional Carpentry Red 1870) bronze Suiban (Ikebana flowerCarved wooden tool to hold ink and snap line. Used to mark long, straight lines on wood. Insert string line through the sumitsubo, the line absorbs the ink and is then used to mark a straight ink line.