Katana Yuzuki (Damascus Steel with Authentic Hamon)

Yuzuki is the December moon seen through the window of a Japanese country house while yuzu fruit ripens yellow on the garden tree. It is a domestic image from late autumn and early winter, the season when yuzu-yu (a bath with yuzu fruits) is prepared for the winter solstice. The Katana Yuzuki captures that quality of the familiar, homey moon.

The Damascus steel blade with an authentic hamon (nagasa approximately 70 cm, 58–60 HRC hardness) showcases a double treatment: the Damascus pattern beneath and the temper line above. Traditional polish.

The fittings pick up the citrus-lunar palette: soft lemon-yellow ito over pale samegawa, a light-alloy tsuba with a yuzu-fruit motif (spherical form with small surface relief), a saya lacquered in cream-white with yellow gradients, and leaf-green sageo (the fruit’s leaves). Polished brass habaki.

A display piece for collectors who favor warm, domestic palettes, a decorative accent for traditional kitchens or garden rooms, and a gift for enthusiasts of Japanese cuisine — yuzu is a citrus featured in many recipes. A katana that brings a rustic December into your home.