切れるよろこび Kireru Yorokobi
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What this mark means
切れるよろこび reads Kireru Yorokobi. It is a chiselled or stamped kanji signature (mei) used by Babacho Co. (Kireru Yorokobi) (株式会社馬場長「切れるよろこび」), Mitsuke (next to Sanjo), Niigata — the Tsubame-Sanjo region. Chiselled in cursive on the blade with a sun logo; wholesaler brand, not a smith's name.
About the maker
Wholesaler brand 切れるよろこび (Kireru Yorokobi, 'the joy of cutting') with a sun logo, seen in a Tsubame outlet on 2026-09-14 next to its own explanatory panel on Hitachi Yasuki steels. Lines: White #2 kasumi deba and yanagiba (3-layer hagane + stainless per the outlet label), Aogami Super wa- and yo-bocho, hammered Aogami Super western knives, AUS8 stainless, nashiji Ginsan. The company is in Mitsuke, the town north of Sanjo; whether it is related to Babacho Kanamono of Sanjo is not confirmed.
Products carrying this mark
- 切れるよろこび 白紙 — 柳刃 270 (片刃) · ¥27,450
- 切れるよろこび 白紙 — 出刃 (片刃) · ¥28,050