{"id":25704,"date":"2025-02-22T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/product\/25704\/as24639-%e5%88%80%e4%b8%80%e8%82%a5%e5%89%8d%e5%9b%bd%e5%87%ba%e7%be%bd%e8%a1%8c%e5%bb%a3%e4%bb%a5%e9%98%bf%e8%98%ad%e9%99%80%e9%8d%9b%e4%bd%9c%e5%88%9d%e4%bb%a3%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5%e4%bf%9d\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:49:33","slug":"as24639-%e5%88%80%e4%b8%80%e8%82%a5%e5%89%8d%e5%9b%bd%e5%87%ba%e7%be%bd%e8%a1%8c%e5%bb%a3%e4%bb%a5%e9%98%bf%e8%98%ad%e9%99%80%e9%8d%9b%e4%bd%9c%e5%88%9d%e4%bb%a3%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5%e4%bf%9d","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/25704\/as24639-%e5%88%80%e4%b8%80%e8%82%a5%e5%89%8d%e5%9b%bd%e5%87%ba%e7%be%bd%e8%a1%8c%e5%bb%a3%e4%bb%a5%e9%98%bf%e8%98%ad%e9%99%80%e9%8d%9b%e4%bd%9c%e5%88%9d%e4%bb%a3%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5%e4%bf%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24639  Katana\uff1a Ichi Hizen Koku Dewa Yukihiro Motte Oranda Kitae Saku(Made using Dutch steel)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Ichi Hizen Koku Dewa Yukihiro<br \/>\nMotte Oranda Kitae Saku(Made using Dutch steel)<br \/>\n\u4e00\u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u51fa\u7fbd\u884c\u5ee3\u4ee5\u963f\u862d\u9640\u935b\u4f5c<\/p>\n<p>Shinto: Jyo Saku: Hizen Province.<br \/>\n(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.)<br \/>\nThis sword is ranked as Saijyo Saku for the works of Ichi Hizen no Kuni Dewa Yukihiro.<br \/>\nHabaki: Gold Foil Single Layer.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 75.6 cm (29.76 in).<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in).<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2.<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.16 cm (1.24 in).<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 2.05 cm (0.81 in).<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.66 cm (0.26 in).<br \/>\nSword Weight: 740 grams.<br \/>\nEra: Edo Period, around the Kanbun Era (1661-1673).<br \/>\nShape:The blade has a standard width of 3.16 cm, with a slightly deep curvature.<br \/>\nIt features an extended kissaki, giving it a well-balanced shape.<br \/>\nJigane (Steel Surface):A well-forged itame hada with a muji-like refined texture.<br \/>\nThe hamon is a nie-based gunome-midare.<br \/>\nHamon (Temper Pattern):A nie-based gunome-midare with a deeply set nioiguchi.<\/p>\n<p>Features:Dewa Yukihiro is considered a swordsmith whose works closely resemble those of the first-generation Kawachi Daijo Masahiro and the second-generation Kawachi no Kami Masahiro.<br \/>\nHis style is quite similar to that of Hizen Masahiro, though with some subtle differences.<br \/>\nIf Masahiro&#8217;s works evoke the image of thick cumulonimbus clouds floating in a deep summer sky, with flashes of lightning appearing between them,<br \/>\nthen Yukihiro&#8217;s works share this characteristic but may exhibit a slightly darker hue, possibly due to the inclusion of Dutch steel, which he himself claimed to have used.<br \/>\nAlternatively, the &#8220;cumulonimbus effect&#8221; in his works may appear somewhat diminished.<br \/>\nRegardless, this sword is considered a masterpiece among the works of Dewa no Kami Yukihiro.<br \/>\nDewa Daijo Yukihiro was the younger brother of the first-generation Masahiro, known as Kurobei.<br \/>\nIn Keian 3 (1650), at the age of 32, he studied the use of Dutch steel.<br \/>\nIn Sh\u014dh\u014d 5 (1648), he was granted the title Dewa Daijo.<br \/>\nIn Kanbun 3 (1663), he received the title Dewa no Kami.<br \/>\nHe passed away in Tenna 3 (1683), May.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token<br \/>\nAoi Art Estimation Paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c40%\" height=\u201c40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24639_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\" height=\u201c70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Ichi Hizen Koku Dewa Yukihiro Motte Oranda Kitae Saku(Made using Dutch steel) \u4e00\u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u51fa\u7fbd\u884c\u5ee3\u4ee5\u963f\u862d\u9640\u935b\u4f5c Shinto: Jyo Saku: Hizen Province. 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