Description.
| The last piece created by a master craftsman with 80 years of experience in forging！ |
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| Artisan |
 Kitae MatsumotoBorn in 1934 (Shōwa 9) He is the second generation blacksmith who lives in Tosa. He was awarded the Kouchi goveror’s Prize at the Tosa knives Contest. He has a level-one certified technician of a forginig.and a traditional craftsmen. He is a great blacksmith Tosa forginig world. |
| Explain |
Kitae Matsumoto；a blacksmith in Kouchi prefecture. Since he became elderly, we only receive a few knives in a year.
We received a very kindly letter from him in March of 2025.
According to the letter, he is grateful for our many years of business together. And also he apologizes for not being able to make anymore due to his age, and he has decided to retire. He has a son, but he doesn’t think the son has his craftmanship. So, he said he regrets that he has no choice but to decline the overwhelming number of orders.
We almost gave up, but we received another kind letter from him in May.13 in 2025. He sincerely apologized for the loss of Kojitetsu, which we had long sourced from Sanjo Seisakusho in Sanjo. Instead,he forged the three hunting knives as an apology.
This three knives are actually the last pieces made by him at the age of 91.
The blade was sharpened to advance level by 藤(Tou) group.
The handle is made of high-quality stag coated with urushi lacquer.
The hand-made sheath is made with leather by famous custom knife maker who is the one of Japan’s leading custom knife makers. |
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