Withdrawn Katsushige Anryu damascus santuko

[simona]

OG Anryu damascus santuko
172 mm along the edge
46 mm at heel
129 grammes
Cherry wood handle - ( ? black pakka wood ferule ? )
BNIB
No rust
2 spots on the blade near the tip, appear to be just on the surface.

It came with some papers - a business card with the date 2010.04.25 written on the back, same date on the large white paper - and a sharpening guide in green. For the history buffs.
There are some kanji on the back-side; no idea what is says, and my poor translation searches have borne no fruit - chefs' name perhaps?

Bought at an online auction in JP.
Total costs for auction shipping and duties were 1600 Danish kroner, so that is the price.
Will split the shipping 50/50
The knife is in Sweden.

Thanks.

 

[dragjp]

fwiw, kanji on the back- 田鶴子 is very likely a lady chef/owner's name

 

[simona]

fwiw, kanji on the back- 田鶴子 is very likely a lady chef/owner's name

Thank you so much! How can you see it is a lady?

 

[dragjp]

Thank you so much! How can you see it is a lady?

For 99% of time when 子(こ/ko) is used as the last kanji in Japanese names, it's for girls Similar to -dotter suffix in Swedish if I remember correctly?

 

[simona]

edit - just checked my bank and had written the wrong price, now correct