Japanese Cast Iron Yaki-In Branding Stamp Vtg Wood Craft Sweet Kanji Uchiwa T161 sometstuke Petal-like design around the bottom

Petal-like design around the bottom

In the yoshitsune style

this katagami textile stencil made from mulberry paper displays the image of a traditional zen or palace garden

One strip of bamboo on edge is broken

Japanese Cast Iron Yaki-In Branding Stamp Vtg Wood Craft Sweet Kanji Uchiwa T161 sometstuke Petal-like design around the bottomVintage Iron Branding Stamp This is a vintage cast iron branding stamp called yaki in. This piece is meant to be placed over fire or coals and is used to mark wood, leather, fabrics, and, most famously, Japanese sweets such as manju. It has kanji for an uchiwa (flat hand fan) shop ( kokorozashibu uchiwa). Brown Iron C1950 Item weight: 131 grams Packed weight: 400 grams Approx. [Image] 4 cm long x 2 cm wide; [Whole] 33 cm long x 2 cm wide x 4 cm tall