Shin Umetada Tsuba - TM016 accessories If you look carefully at

If you look carefully at old woodblock prints or paintings representing geisha and prostitutes

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this model may be hand-washed and dried on a hanger (holding the folds using clothespins) without risk of losing the pleats or damaging the fabric

Ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro

Shin Umetada Tsuba - TM016 accessories If you look carefully atMinosaka Shin Umetada Tsuba TM016 This tsuba is named after a famous blacksmith from the Edo period, the one who designed the original model. It is called "Shin" Umetada, for "New Umedata design", as this designed is known to be a redesign of an original famous model made by Umetada. Fully made in Japan. Material: Blackened iron Weight: 165 g Vertical height: 85 mm Horizontal width: 76 mm Thickness: 4. 1 mm