Vintage Japanese Small Hatchet bamboo splitting knife 4.5” Ukiyoe This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu)

This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has three drawers

With exception of two minor rim chips

There are tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword

Buddha is carved out of wood and gilded

This is a vintage hand painted oil on black panel of a man and boy

Vintage Japanese Small Hatchet bamboo splitting knife 4.5” Ukiyoe This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu)This is a fine professional grade blade originally thought to be used as a bamboo splitting knife. It has a heavy chopping blade that, when sharpened will go though bamboo with ease or anything else for that matter. Blade length: 2" Overall length: 4. 5 Markings: illegible