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Made in the Forge of Master Sword and Knife Maker Mr. Boonthun Sitthipaison from Northern Thailand. This custom hand forged knife is 7″ or 18 cm long. Blade length 3 1/4 ” or 8.5 cm long. Blade and end cap of 440 stainless steel. Solid brass hilt, lanyard ring hole and rivet. Rare Thai Paduk [African Padauk] wood case and handle with water buffalo horn. Knife weight is 132 grams and case weighs 43 grams. A beautiful knife to own and use or to add to any collection. Price includes worldwide shipping, insurance and tracking. Buyer is responsible for any customs fee or duty if any should occur in their own country.
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Yamakawa Shuho [1898-1944] was a Japanese painter active in the Taisho and Showa eras, as well as a printmaker of the Shi-hanga movement. He was born in Kyoto with the name Yamakawa Yoshio. His first teacher, Ikegami Shuho [1874-1944] gave him the name Yamakawa Shuho. Yamakawa then went on to study with Kiyokata Kaburagi. He also worked as an illustrator in the 1930s. In the late 1920s, he started designing woodblocks prints of beautiful women, many of which were published by Shozaburo Watanabe. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Honolulu Museum of Art are among the public collections holding paintings by Yamakawa Shuho.
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Beautiful All Koa, Vintage Kamaka Baritone Ukulele from the coveted early 1980s White Label Period. No Cracks, Fishman pick up professionally installed. The most beautiful Hawaiian Koa neck I have ever seen !!! This ukulele comes a Vintage Ukulele collection of over 250 mint ukuleles and this is one of three that were kept. The first time for sale in over 20 years. Vintage ukuleles have the old school craftsmanship unusual for today and the White Label period for Kamaka Ukuleles is well known for this. The sound of this ukulele is incredible. The Hawaiian Koa on this instrument is 50 years old and the aging process produces a sound like no modern wood can produce. Please feel free to contact us to set up a video call so you may inspect every inch of this rare instrument yourself and hear the clear projection and dynamics only 50 year old Hawaiian Koa can produce. Very little play wear and in near mint condition with some normal alligator cracking in the finish for it’s age. This ukulele is a real player with very low action making it a dream to play.
