A vintage Showa - period kamisori - Japanese Straight Razor - crafted by Hoshitennin・ホシテンニン・ New Old Stock, Never used before. We added a Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with several layers of Urushi.
Includes a handcrafted Japanese paulownia box with engraving.
Shave ready.
Box Design
from the series Elegant Five-Needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu) from around 1797/ 1798
An Ukiyo-E Print by Kitagawa Utamaro
Materials
Steel・鋼: Unknown High Carbon Steel
Jigane・地金: soft iron・極軟鉄
Handle Wrapping: Japanese Rattan, Urushi lacquer
Box: Paulownia Wood - Japan
Kamisori Wrapping: Japanese silk fabric
Measurements
Length: 150mm
Head width: 17 mm (5/8")
Length of cutting edge: 44mm
Weight: 24,9 g
a medium sized Kamisori
Engraving
ホシテンニン ・Hoshi read from right to left, then tenninn from top to bottom. other Kanjis to small to be recognizable
Care Guide
・strop the Kamisori before each use, we offer strops in our shop.
・wipe dry with a towel after each use
・you can also apply some camellia oil to protect the kamisori from rust
・After a few months it might be necessary to hone your razor. Start with the finest possible stone >10.000 grit
