Japanese Kitchen Knife Vtg Minamoto Masakane Brown Steel Wood Long Hocho KN10 Textile The sponge base is squishy

The sponge base is squishy and is attached to a cardboard paper

It's decorated with five ants and some leaves

from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

which depicts flowers and autumn leaves in red

Small chipped on the bottom

Japanese Kitchen Knife Vtg Minamoto Masakane Brown Steel Wood Long Hocho KN10 Textile The sponge base is squishyVtg Japanese Kitchen Knife This is a Japanese vintage kitchen knife. It has a steel blade and a wooden handle. The blade has inscriptions on both sides. The handle has a brown color. This kitchen knife is single edged, the traditional style for Japanese knives. Steel, wood C1960 Some characters: Minamoto Masakane Item weight: 73 grams Packed weight: 373 grams Approx. 31 cm long x 3. 3 cm wide, 1. 3 cm handle thick Good condition considering its age.