Bunka Japanese kitchen knife Yu Kurosaki Fujin R2 ZRF-165BUO 16.5cm Handle made of resin and

Handle made of resin and Japanese white birch

Length of blade: 163 mm

Japanese craftsman Nakagawa Satoshi hand-forged blade

Produced in the USA

Bunka Japanese kitchen knife Yu Kurosaki Fujin R2 ZRF-165BUO 16.5cm Handle made of resin andJapanese knife artist Yu Kurosaki created the Fujin R2 Bunka, a vegetable knife. Oak is used to make the octagonal handle. The blade is composed of three layers of R2 steel and has a distinctive Tsuchime hammered pattern. As evidenced by the hammered texture, Kurosaki drew inspiration for this series from Fujin, the Shinto god of the wind. Blacksmith Yu Kurosaki is well known in Japan for his extremely distinctive hammered blade designs. He was