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Home Kitchen Knife Tamahagane Hocho Swordsmith Kazuaki Sakuma (Hocho-masamun-utsushi) 240mm

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Tamahagane Hocho Swordsmith Kazuaki Sakuma (Hocho-masamun-utsushi) 240mm

$9,715.00

He was an architect of temples and shrines. But, he found a commonality…

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SKU: N0008

Categories: Kitchen Knife, Japanese Kitchen Knives, Swordsmith Made Kitchen Knife

Tamahagane work:Swordsmith Tamahagane Kitchen Knives, Tamahagane Kitchen Knives

Steel:Tamahagane

Artisan:Japanese Artisan, Japanese Swordsmith, Kazuaki SAKUMA

Tags: Rare, prompt

Description

Description.

Swordsmith's forged Tamahagane cooking Knife
(Utsushi-Hocho masamune)

Kazuaki Sakuma

Tamahagane Hocho Swordsmith Kazuaki Sakuma
Hocho-masamun-utsushi 240mm

◎Size: Full Length：about 410 mm; Blade Length：about 250 mm; Thickness：about 3.5 mm; Weight：about 236 g

◎Spec: Swordsmith：Kazuaki Sakuma　（the signed on blade is 秋弘); Blade：Tamahagane; Hamon：Gunome-Midare／Watermark carving; Texture：Masame-gagari-Itame; Bousi：Midarekomi-Kaeru; Steel：Tamahagane; Handle：Red trees; Bolster： Silver with carving; Shape：Hiratsukuri

◎Others: Others：Made In Japan

Artisan

Kazuaki SAKUMA

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He was an architect of temples and shrines. But, he found a commonality about arch between Japanese architecture and sword. Then, he sat his heart on becoming a swordsmith.

He started to study under Hiroki Hirokuni(Mukansa swordsmith) in 1973.

He became a swordsmith that was certified by Ministry of Education in 1989.

He was awarded 天皇賞(the emperor's award) at the competition which was opened in 永山会(Nagayama party) 永山光幹(Koukan Nagayama:a living national treasure of sword polisher) organizes.

Powerful and valiant...It's his characteristic.

He is the swordsmith as known to special people or professional. and alos, he has many fans.

This work is the copy(utsushi) of the National treasure Hocho was made by Swordsmith Masamune.

The great sword polisher was chose by 藤(Tou) changed it to cooking hocho.

A famous knife maker made the handle and saya.

This knife is consighment from the bereaved of Kazuaki Sakuma.

Japanese Cutlery Pro Store introduces Japanese knives that are gaining worldwide attention globally, and it is born through full cooperation of MUNEMASA Japanese Cutlery Shop, which has overwhelming planning skills with Japanese traditional forging knives in Japan.

Especially works of “TAMAHAGANE” and “ANCIENT CARBON STEEL FORGING” are precious.

The reason is that we visited “the hometown of MATAGI” and “legendary HEIKEDANI” throughout Japan, and we found out. And we talked with a small number of existing “traditional Matsagi Masters.” With trust, drawing up drawings, training knives, legendary knives revived to the present age.

In addition, we talked with a few existing “traditional MATAGI Masters” With trust, drawing up drawings, training knives and legendary blades revived to the present age, in addition, we talked with a few existing “traditional MATAGI Masters” and got credit, and then when we got drawings and forged the knives, finally the legendary cutlery revived to the present age.

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