Inoue Tosuke・井上藤助・Vintage Restored Japanese Kamisori.
Good condition vintage kamisori from Inoue Tosuke in みがき・migaki, the polished execution, as opposed to 黒打ち・kurouchi, where the forge skin is left standing on the blade. The green paper label on the box names 井上藤助 and みがき(migaki・polished).
The blade carries three groups of gold filled characters: 特製・tokusei・specially made, レザー打・rezā-uchi・a razor line of Inoue Tosuke, and the signature 井上藤助作・Inoue Tosuke saku. The handle is wrapped in rattan under dark brown urushi lacquer.
Directly imported from Japan and restored by us to a hair-popping quality and sharpness.
Box Design
"Sakikusa of the Daimonjiya, kamuro Mitsuba and Yotsuba", from an untitled series of the Eight Trigrams.
An Ukiyo-E Print by Kitagawa Utamaro
Materials
Steel・鋼: Unknown High Carbon Steel
Jigane・地金: soft steel
Handle Wrapping: Rattan and Seme Urushi
Box: Paulownia wood.
upcycled silk cloth wrapping from old Kimonos
Measurements
Length: 145 mm
Head width: 19 mm (6/8")
Length of cutting edge: 44 mm
Weight: 30,5
a medium sized Kamisori
Engraving
特製 ・tokusei ・specially made
レザー打 ・rezā-uchi ・razor forging, a line designation of Inoue Tōsuke
井上藤助作 ・Inoue Tōsuke saku ・made by Inoue Tōsuke
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
