Urushi Shaving Brush "Clouds of Gold"Indulge in the luxurious and unparalleled shaving experience with our Urushi Shaving Brush, crafted with the utmost care and precision. The wonderful Cherry Wood Handle was treated with several layers of raw and black Urushi and finally sprinkled with a layer of bronze powder which gives this stunning golden waves look. the waves do have deliberately a structured feel to them which also gives a better grip. The knot is made of Manchurian Badger

Engraved on the lid is an Ukiyo-e woodblock print of Kitagawa Utamaro`s "正直者" - "Honest Person"

Included Is the original box it came with

The final refinement on flat Japanese waterstones was traditionally the barber's work

The curing process of each layer takes several hours before we can apply the next layer and so on

特別打・tokubetsu da ・specially smithed

The razor was made in the Showa period (probably early 60s) and has a length of 15

Wooden Box

at some point they were given the imperial sign thy Chrysanthemum (Kiku) to be used on their products

7 gA medium sized Kamisori (Icho-Gake)Similar to the traditional Samurai sword

Produces a very fine

somewhat around 1900

Rehollowed the Omote with a sen