Single-bevel , Yanagiba, by Hideo Kitaoka
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Single-bevel , Yanagiba, by Hideo Kitaoka

143.88 $
Description
By Etsu Hideo
Single-bevel , 8-inch
Yanagiba (Sashimi)
Aogami (Blue Steel)
Rosewood Octagonal Handle
Culinary
Sashimi
Japanese Cuisine
Japanese

New, Unused

Kitaoka Works
Master Craftsman Hideo Kitaoka
(Suketsugu / Etsu Hideo)

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

[Industry]
Manufacturing of various forged

[History]
1966: Began working in traditional forged 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-iro (Japanese Cuisine Fukui Color) - Single-bevel Japanese
- TV Tokyo:
Sekai! Nippon Ikitai Hito Ouen Dan (World! People Who Want to Go to Japan Support Program)
- Weekly Magazine Sunday Mainichi
- TV Tokyo:
Ike no Mizu Zenbu Nuku (Draining All the Pond Water)
- Nikkei Shimbun: Single-bevel Japanese

This blacksmith is featured on the covers of various brochures and has consistently manufactured custom orders for a wide range of applications, including as return gifts for Fukui Prefecture's hometown tax donations, for the Fukui Central Fish Market, for Michelin-starred long-established Japanese restaurants, and special cutters for genuine leather products and Oboro konbu (shredded kelp).

His work is cherished both domestically and internationally.

Major Clients [Domestic: OEM (Contract Manufacturing)]
Aoi Masaaki
Isshin
Kanetsune
Ginza Kikufuji
Kurosaki Yu
Sawa Kazuma
MARUYOSHI
Miura Hamono
Mizukami Sensuke Hamono

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

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