{"product_id":"usubori-chona-japanese-traditional-wooden-mortar-craftsman-tool-85mm","title":"Usubori-Chona Japanese Traditional Wooden Mortar Craftsman Tool\/Adze - 85mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Steel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e146mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade width: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e85mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore 1980\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBlade Weight: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e720g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories:\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esed, in good condition. This is a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUsubori-Chona(臼彫りちょうな) which is more like the common Japanese carpenter \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChona. I found it in a professional tool shop in Chiba. The current owner doesn't know its specific use because it was purchased by his father more than 40 years ago. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlthough it does not have any mark indicating the identity of the blacksmith, its exquisite forging skills indicate that it was made by a highly skilled blacksmith. The entire Chona has only a few traces of file use. Its style is similar to the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/products\/hitsukuri-banashi-genno-japanese-hand-made-hammer-by-kouzaburo-80-monme\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e「火造りっばなし」\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehammer of Master Kosaburo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt 24:25 seconds in the video below, the mortar craftsman begins to use \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUsubori-Chona (Recent popular styles).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5nrtJf7RFwE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmateur interview with a Usu (mortar maker for Japanese traditional food \"MOCHI\") in Hirabayashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, where Usu-making has continued for over 700 years (from the Kamakura era, two periods before the Edo era).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e臼（Usu） is a wooden container. It has a bowl-like shape dug into the end of a full length of log that can withstand a beating, as the video below demonstrates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/FzIh1Y71VzM?si=2LIW00SW_wRx0ZU0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/FzIh1Y71VzM?si=uOanQTXYQUe0wReo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552233607406,"sku":null,"price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF7921.jpg?v=1748010488","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/zh\/products\/usubori-chona-japanese-traditional-wooden-mortar-craftsman-tool-85mm","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}