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有光 (?)

Nakiri 180 mm

Nakiri 180 mm · Japan

180 MM58 MMDOUBLE BEVEL

Nakiri with a tall blade, rounded front corner and light wooden handle with a black ferrule. The blade stamp is tentatively read as 有光. The handle’s originality is unconfirmed.

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STATUSCLEANED ONLY
TYPENakiri 180 mm
ORIGINJapan
PERIODUnidentified
ATTRIBUTION CONFIDENCETentative
ARCHIVE NUMBERSHOW006

01 / MARKINGS / MEI

有光 (?)

Observed inscription
登録 / 有光 (?)
Transcription
登 録 / 有 光 (?)
Possible reading
Tōroku / Arimitsu (?)
Literal interpretation
登録: registered; 有光 (?): tentative reading of the mark
Mark type
Blade stamp
Location
Blade face near the heel
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ATTRIBUTION

Tentative

Identification rests solely on the blade stamp: 登録 and tentatively 有光, probably read Arimitsu. Corrosion obscures the lower character, so transcription and attribution remain tentative. The handle inscription is not evidence of the blade’s maker or place of origin.

ConfirmedCONFIRMED
ProbablePROBABLE
TentativeTENTATIVE
UnidentifiedUNIDENTIFIED

SPECIFICATIONS

Blade type
Nakiri
Overall length
320 mm
Blade length
180 mm
Weight
242 g
Grind
Double bevel — confirmed by owner
Handle
Wooden with black ferrule; originality unconfirmed
Steel
Unidentified
Construction
Unidentified
Heel height
58 mm
Spine thickness
Not measured
Saya / sheath
Not documented

02 / Condition & care

DOCUMENTED CONDITION

  • Patina, corrosion pits and local brown oxidation marks.
  • Darker textured faces contrast with bright bevels on both sides.
  • Cleaned only — owner information. Photographs document the current condition.

WHAT WE PRESERVE

  • Surviving blade stamp

04 / Research & provenance

RESEARCH NOTES

  1. 01

    The handle separately documents 商標 / 有光 / 京都五条千本東. As its originality is uncertain, this inscription does not establish the blade’s origin.

  2. 02

    Exact steel, layer construction and production period remain unidentified.

View the mark record →

PROVENANCE

The owner confirmed measurements, weight, double bevel and cleaning only, then clarified that the handle’s originality is uncertain. The maker, manufacturing region and earlier blade history are undocumented.

CURRENT STATUS

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