{"product_id":"kurouchi-knife-japanese-handmade-knife-by-suishinshi-masamori-147mm","title":"Kurouchi Knife Japanese Handmade Knife By Suishinshi Masamori - 147mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrand name: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuishinshi Masamori (水心子正盛)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKato Kazuaki (加藤和明，1928～2008)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eType \/ Purpose: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurrently unspecified\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSteel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCarbon steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCutting edge length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e147mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e275mm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle to Tip Length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e154mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Width at heel:  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 55.0mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpine thickness at handle: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 4.40m\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003em\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpine thickness 1cm from the tip: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.30mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate 20th century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (according to collector’s memory)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e164g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories: -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnused with some signs of rust, but otherwise in good condition. It was acquired from a knife collector who purchased it approximately 20 years ago.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuishinshi Masamori is the esteemed brand of the Kato Gardening Tool Shop, formerly located in front of Yutenji Temple in Meguro, Tokyo. Unlike standard commercial tools, Masamori blades carry the prestigious DNA of the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/eirakudo.shop\/token\/tachikatana\/detail\/041387\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuishinshi Masahide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e school, one of the most significant lineages in the \"Shin-to\" (New Sword) era of Japanese history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first-generation Masamori (初代正盛) was a disciple of Horii Taneaki (堀井胤明), who himself studied under Taikei Naotane (大庆直胤)—the primary disciple of the legendary master Suishinshi Masahide (水心子正秀).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough this prestigious lineage, he was granted the use of the \"Suishinshi\" title. He adopted \"Sukekuni III\" (三代祐国) as his mark for swords (Katana) and \"Masamori\" (正盛) as his mark for professional tools.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 9th year of the Meiji era (1876), Japan issued the Haitorei (Sword Abolishment Edict). As the samurai class vanished, the livelihood of swordsmiths was severed overnight. To survive, the first-generation Masamori pivoted his masterful sword-making techniques toward the production of high-quality gardening shears and other everyday edge tools.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second-generation master, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKato Kazuaki (加藤和明, 1928–2008), shared a deep bond with the first-generation Masaaki Kobayashi (小林政明) of the renowned brand \"Sadayasu\" (定康) in Minami-magome; the two were fellow apprentices under the same lineage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48060768256238,"sku":null,"price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF2312.jpg?v=1779926860","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/products\/kurouchi-knife-japanese-handmade-knife-by-suishinshi-masamori-147mm","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}