Sakai Takayuki Rinka Ginsan Silver #3 Sakimaru-Takohiki 390mm (15.4") with Decorative Handle and Saya - Cherry Blossom Engraving - Slicer Grater / Oroshigane With a Rosewood "D" shaped

With a Rosewood "D" shaped handle

Not dishwasher safe

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Sakai Takayuki Rinka Ginsan Silver #3 Sakimaru-Takohiki 390mm (15.4") with Decorative Handle and Saya - Cherry Blossom Engraving - Slicer Grater / Oroshigane With a Rosewood "D" shapedThe blade has arched shape which is reproducing the element of the traditional Japanese swords Katana. Also forged and sharpened carefully by skillful craftsmen. On the blade engraved HAIKU(Japanese seventeen syllable poem) is "Miru hito ni, mono no aware wo shirasureba, tsuki ya konoyo no kagami naruramu". To let people who see the moon know "Mono no aware (the sadness or pathos of things)", the moon might exist as a mirror of this world. The knife,