Vintage Japanese Signed Chef's Nakiri Hocho Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Tansu Carved in the shape of

Carved in the shape of four Pickling Jars

Condition: Very good — no lacquer losses

The domed lid repeats the reticulated piercing with additional cloud scroll relief and is topped by a recumbent shishi (foo lion) finial

Signature by Yosai (陽斎) / Okamoto Yosai (岡本 陽斎)

Vintage Japanese Signed Chef's Nakiri Hocho Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Tansu Carved in the shape ofThis 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,