Single-bevel knife, square usuba, by Hideo Kitaoka

Single-bevel knife, square usuba, by Hideo Kitaoka

236.28 $

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Description

By Etsuzen Hideo
Single-bevel Knife, 7寸 (approx. 21cm)
Kaku-gata Usuba (Rectangular Thin-bladed Knife)
White Paper Steel Laminate
Rosewood Octagonal Handle
Culinary Knife
Sashimi Knife
Japanese Cuisine
Japanese Knife

New, Unused

Kitaoka Cutlery Manufacturing
Master Craftsman Hideo Kitaoka
(Sukeji / Etsuzen Hideo Works)

[Established]
1868 (Meiji 1)
Currently managed by the 3rd generation

[Industry]
Manufacturing of various forged knives

[History]
1966: Began working in forged blade manufacturing
2004: Certified as a Master Craftsman
2015: Received the iF Design Award (Germany)
2017: Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
2020: Received the City Service Award
2020: Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (Autumn Conferment)

[Media Features]
?Fukui Shimbun: Hokuriku Manufacturing Renaissance
?Fukui Shimbun: Washoku Fukui Color - Single-bevel Japanese Knives
?TV Tokyo:
    Hello! World, I'm Going to Japan
?Weekly Magazine Sunday Mainichi
?TV Tokyo:
    Pond Cleaning Mission
?Nikkei Shimbun: Single-bevel Japanese Knives

This blacksmith is responsible for manufacturing custom orders for various purposes, including knives for Fukui Prefecture's hometown tax donation gifts, knives for the Fukui Central Fish Market, knives for Michelin-starred long-established Japanese restaurants, and special cutters for genuine leather products and Oboro konbu (shredded kelp). His work is featured on the covers of various brochures.

His knives are cherished both domestically and internationally.

Major Clients [Domestic: OEM (Contract Manufacturing)]
Aoi Masaaki
Issoku
Kanetsune
Ginza Kikuto
Yu Kurosaki
Kazuma Sawa
MARUYOSHI
Miura Hamono
Sukesuke Mizukami Hamono

Major Clients [International: Sales]
Germany
Spain
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Finland
China
South Korea
Poland
Indonesia
Canada
United States

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#JapaneseCuisine
#Washoku (Japanese Cuisine)
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Details

Category
Cookware
Condition
New/unused
Shipping
Included in price (by seller)
From
Fukui

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Delivery in 24/48 h

SHIPPINGS

Free shipping in Spanish mainland, Balearic Islands and Portugal.

For other countries the shipping cost will be paid by the client.

DELIVERY TIME (as of delivery)

Spanish mainland, Balearic Islands and Portugal: 1-2 working days.

Other countries, we attach a table with those that are open in the online store, indicating transporter and transit days.

Free returns

The return period is 14 calendar days from the receipt of the order.

Carriers for change of size in Spanish mainland, Balearic Islands and Portugal, are in charge of 24HRS.