Santoku 160 mm

Santoku · Japan

LAMINATED BLADE160 MM130 G

Japanese santoku with a 160 mm laminated blade and the inscription 登録東三郎. Overall length is 280 mm and weight 130 g. The broad blade is paired with a two-rivet wooden handle and gold-coloured metal fittings. The maker and exact steel are unidentified.

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STATUSDOCUMENTED

TYPESantoku

ORIGINJapan

PERIODUnidentified

ATTRIBUTION CONFIDENCEUnidentified

ARCHIVE NUMBERSHOW011

01 / MARKINGS / MEI

東三郎

Observed inscription: 登録東三郎
Transcription: 登録 / 東三郎
Possible reading: 登録: tōroku; pronunciation of 東三郎 unverified
Literal interpretation: 登録 = registered. 東三郎 is the observed name mark, not a confirmed maker attribution.
Mark type: Impressed marking
Location: Blade face near the heel

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ATTRIBUTION

Unidentified

The inscription 登録東三郎 is legible in the macro photograph. No link to a specific maker, workshop or region has been established. The handle is not used to infer a maker or date.

ConfirmedCONFIRMED

ProbablePROBABLE

TentativeTENTATIVE

UnidentifiedUNIDENTIFIED

SPECIFICATIONS

Blade type: Santoku
Construction: Laminated
Blade length: 160 mm
Overall length: 280 mm
Blade height: Unidentified
Spine thickness: Unidentified
Weight: 130 g
Steel: Unidentified
Handle: Wood, two rivets, gold-coloured fittings
Bevel: Unconfirmed

02 / Condition & care

Photographed condition

Fine scratches and traces of use are visible on the blade.
An irregular line is visible near the blade heel; its exact nature has not been established from the photograph.
The wooden handle has two visible rivets; its originality is unverified.

WHAT WE PRESERVE

Documented 登録東三郎 inscription.
Photographic details of both blade faces and the handle.

03 / SHOW011

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04 / Research & provenance

RESEARCH NOTES

01
登録 and the name mark 東三郎 are recorded separately; the inscription is neither a date nor a steel specification.
02
Overall length 280 mm, blade length 160 mm, weight 130 g and laminated construction were supplied by the owner.
03
Exact steel grade, production date, restoration history and specific maker remain unidentified.

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