The 21 cm Zanmai Ultimate Aranami Gyuto is the Japanese version of the European chef's knife.
With a blade length of 21 cm and a handle that is a bit longer than regular, this knife is designed for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables, slicing meat and more. 
The specific Aranami gyuto is the allround kitchen aid with superior cutting properties. A joy to work with and a beauty to look at.

ザンマイ アルティメット 荒波 

ULTIMATE ARANAMI series is the pride of MCUSTA ZANMAI.

Damascus blade is composed of 32 layers of VG10 and VG2 steel with no core (individual layers run throughout entire blade all the way to the edge).
The knife retains more stability in the blade, since you do not have multiple steels with different Rockwell hardness. With the Mcusta Zanmai ULTIMATE ARANAMI knife, you get 4 times more "super steel" than clad knives.
Steel is hardened to 61±1 HRC. Stunning patterns on the blade represent raging seas, that is where the series got its name ARANAMI (raging sea/waves in Japanese).

Like in every Mcusta Zanmai knife, the edge is finished in Zanmai's perfect Hamaguri V-Cut form, making it incredibly sharp and the ideal structure to cut food effortlessly. 

Beautiful octagonal handles are made from laminated red Pakka wood. 

Both guard and butt of the handle (Tsuba) are made from Nickel Silver alloy, material renowned for its anticorrosion and antibacterial properties.

Handle is decorated with special mosaic rivet pin on handle and bottom cap otherwise used for musical instruments. 

Knives from this series come packed in wooden gift box.