Vintage Japanese Signed Chef's Nakiri Hocho Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Blade 1890) ornate Cloisonné vase

1890) ornate Cloisonné vase

it occupies a special roll as a work of art within itself

Length  = 30" (76cm)

Last picture shows other sizes we may have available on our other eBay store: Shoguns and Sailerking

with the exception of some signs of age

Vintage Japanese Signed Chef's Nakiri Hocho Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Blade 1890) ornate Cloisonné vaseThis is a fine professional grade Nakiri Hocho sushi chef's knife from the mid to late 20th century. Made using the same methods used to create samurai swords. The blade was hand forged from a combination of hard high carbon white steel forge welded onto a piece of soft wrought iron. After forging and shaping it was set into a Magnolia wood handle. This Nakiri Hocho with a double sided blade used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare fish for sashimi,