Shobudani Iki-murasaki・Natural Finishing Stone・Awasedo・Kyoto, Japan #51 High-quality Shaving Product The original wrapper references the

The original wrapper references the Imperial era — Japan between 1868 and 1941

The wonderful Cherry Wood Handle was treated with a special Urushi technique where we added a layer of poppy seeds which then was coated with several layers of black Urushi

where a professional bather called a sansuke would shave heads and faces in a steaming

after you wiped it dry

We also added a Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with Urushi

Shobudani Iki-murasaki・Natural Finishing Stone・Awasedo・Kyoto, Japan #51 High-quality Shaving Product The original wrapper references theShobudani Iki murasaki (lively purple) A Kyoto region natural finishing stone with purple toned weathering and Iki murasaki surface character. Slightly softer than many hard Kyoto stones and excellent for refined finishing and controlled polishing. 6000 8000 grit You will receive the stone pictured.