{"product_id":"tamahagane-kiridashi-knife-by-miyano-tetsunosuke-ⅲ-21mm-right","title":"Tamahagane Kiridashi Knife By Miyano Tetsunosuke Ⅲ - 21mm・Right","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndo Tomoya (遠藤智也, 1929～2012)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eTamahagane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJigane: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCutting edge length:\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 58mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e219mm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade width: \u003cstrong\u003eabout 21mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade thickness: \u003cstrong\u003eabout 3.9mm ~ 4.2mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDecember 1,\u003c\/span\u003e 1991 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(平成辛未年十二月一日，\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eengraved on the front side of the blade.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e110g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Angles: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e35°\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories：\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustom wooden sheath made by the previous carpenter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLightly used and in good condition, acquired from a tool collector in Tokyo. I gave it a baseline sharpening: taking the bevel to #1000 and the ura surface to #3000. On the stones, the steel demonstrated  fine texture and significantly more tackiness than modern steel, displaying typical hallmarks of tamahagane. Additionally, based on information provided by Mr. Tsuchida, almost all kiridashi knives made by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEndo Tomoya were forged from tamahagane.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe craftsmanship of this knife is on par with the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/products\/tamahagane-kiridashi-knife-by-miyano-tetsunosuke-%E2%85%B2-21mm\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprevious one\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, even though the jigane used here does not appear to be traditional watetsu. However, this blade rarely bears an engraved production date on its surface: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e平成辛未年十二月一日\" ( December 1, 1991).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the ura side, the smith mark \"Yataiki saku\" (也太奇作) is abbreviated on this blade to a single character: \"Ya\" (也). Its exact meaning remains unknown, though I speculate that the marks \"也太奇作\" and \"也\" might represent two distinct grades or batches of tamahagane (玉鋼).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe main inscription chisels on the blade reads \"Mu-ku-doku Chō-getsu\" (無功徳長月). \u003cspan\u003e Similar to the phrase \"向南見北斗\" found on the previous kiridashi by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEndo Tomoya, it is drawn from traditional Zen phrasing (zen-go \/ 禅語). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe phrase “no merit” (無功徳) derives from the classic Chan\/Zen koan recorded between Master Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu of Liang. The Emperor asked: 'I have built temples, ordained monks, and copied scriptures throughout my reign. What merit have I accumulated?' Bodhidharma plainly replied: “No merit whatsoever.”  While \"長月” (literally 'long month') may denote a specific month on the traditional calendar, in this context it is more likely an exhortation to cultivate enduring practice—approaching one's spiritual cultivation day in and day out with this very mindset of seeking no merit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50006760259822,"sku":null,"price":120000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF3689.jpg?v=1794288209","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/ja\/products\/tamahagane-kiridashi-knife-by-miyano-tetsunosuke-%e2%85%b2-21mm-right","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}