Big n' buttery 'Toku Sen Hin' -'special selection' type 40 (40 could be carried at a time) Shoubudani iromono; fast cutting, easy to use with an exceptionally smooth feel. It makes a bright hazy kasumi finish on a variety of steels tested. Bonus points for its big size and perfect benchstone shape, a rarity on these, definitly a premium stone. 

Not sealed with cashew lacquer

Shoubudani: A ‘Higashi-mono’ (Eastern Mine Stone), Shoubudani is well known for producing a wide range of stones with different hardness and fineness. The Shoubudani mine produces some of the higher quality natural whetstones that are akin to Nakayama mine stones in their beautiful finish.

Iromono: Iromono is a term that represents a broad range of colors, usually purples, oranges, yellows, and greens. Usually the colors are shown in swirls and waves. A lot of nice Shoubudani and Ohira polishing stones feature Iromono color palettes.

Nashiji:

Meaning ‘pear-skin’, this aesthetic quality looks like tiny brown/pale dots on the stone. This quality can look similar to Su-holes on Suita stones as well as be a quality on Suita.

205x76x32mm 1186 grams