MOKUREI / KITCHEN KNIFE

Mopane
natural grain.

A 150 mm Kiritsuke Bunka with a VG-10 Damascus blade and tsuchime (hammered finish). The Mopane handle has a warm reddish-brown tone, with fine, naturally contrasting grain.

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Complete 150 mm Kiritsuke Bunka kitchen knife with warm reddish-brown Mopane wood handle and hammered Damascus-pattern steel blade — PLATE 01 / OVERALL COMPOSITIONMOKUREI · 2026

I. OBJECT RECORD

Object
details.

PROFILE: Kiritsuke Bunka · double bevel
BLADE LENGTH: 150 mm (nominal)
STEEL: VG-10 Damascus steel
FINISH: Tsuchime (hammered finish) · Damascus pattern
CORE HARDNESS: Approx. 60 HRC (supplier specification)
HANDLE: Mopane, natural grain
Colophospermum mopane
PRICE: CHF 150.–
AVAILABILITY: AVAILABLE

JAPANESE-INSPIRED KITCHEN KNIFE / SWITZERLAND

II. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY

A quieter
character.

THREE VIEWS / ONE OBJECT

Perspective view of the reddish-brown Mopane wa-style handle, showing natural grain and the knife blade beyond — PLATE 2 / PROPORTION

Close-up of the Mopane handle, revealing fine natural grain and reddish-brown tonal variation — PLATE 3 / NATURAL GRAIN

Close-up of the Kiritsuke Bunka blade, showing tsuchime hammered finish and layered Damascus steel pattern — PLATE 4 / STEEL SURFACE

III. THE MATERIAL

A study in
subtlety.

Mopane, Colophospermum mopane, is a naturally dense southern African hardwood known for its warm reddish-brown tones and fine grain.

In this handle, restrained dark markings and natural colour variation remain the defining elements, without added decoration.

EXPLORE THE MATERIAL ARCHIVE

FROM THE CATALOGUE

Further observations.

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RETURN TO AVAILABLE WORKS

Mopanenatural grain.

Objectdetails.

A quietercharacter.

A study insubtlety.

Further observations.

Mopane
natural grain.

Object
details.

A quieter
character.

A study in
subtlety.