{"id":25717,"date":"2025-02-23T12:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T03:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=25717"},"modified":"2025-02-23T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:00:10","slug":"katana-sakai-ikkansai-shigemasa-horidosaku-1971nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/25717\/katana-sakai-ikkansai-shigemasa-horidosaku-1971nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Katana: Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa Horidosaku (1971)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa Horidosaku (Mukansa Tosho) \u9152\u4e95\u4e00\u8cab\u658e\u7e41\u653f\u5f6b\u540c\u4f5c<br \/>\nMade by Konagai Masatoshi for Mr. Noguchi Kiyokichi \u70ba\u91ce\u53e3\u6e05\u5409\u6c0f\u8d08\u5c0f\u9577\u4e95\u6b63\u654f\u88fd\u4f5c\u4e4b<br \/>\nJanuary 14, Showa 46 (1971) \u662d\u548c\u56db\u5341\u516d\u5e74\u4e00\u6708\u5341\u56db\u65e5<\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki:Double-layered gold foil Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 72.0 cm (28.35 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.5 cm (0.98 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.71 cm (1.07 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 3.42 cm (1.35 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.53 cm (0.21 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 750 g<br \/>\nEra: January 14, Showa 46 (1971)<\/p>\n<p>Shape:wide and thick blade with deep curveture and long Kissaki.<br \/>\nShinogi position is different on the front and back.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Ko-itame hada with much Jinie.<br \/>\nHamon: Niebase, frontside is Gunomemidare with Ko-ashi and Sunagashi, and Boshi is midarekomi and slightly pointed. The backside is Suguha  mixed with Gunome and Notare with Intense Nie and kinsuji. Boshi is midarekomi and rounded. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Shigemasa was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1905. He studied Bizen swordsmanship for a long time under Kasama Shigetsugu, and changed his swordsmith name to Shigemasa receiving the character for \u201cShige\u201d from Shigetsugu.<br \/>\nAfter that, he became an independent swordsmith and forged swords at the Yasukuni Shrine as an authorized swordsmith for the army and the navy.<br \/>\nAfter the war, he changed the kanji for his name from Masa(\u6b63) to Masa(\u653f). He worked vigorously and produced many excellent works and were certified as Mukansa swordsmith. He passed away in 1996. <\/p>\n<p>From Aoi-Art:<br \/>\nWhile the reverse side of this work has the usual Shinogi-zukuri style, the other side has the Katagiriba-zukuri style, in which Shinogi is lawer. The blade pattern is also different on the front and back. It is as if we are looking at two different swords on the front and back. This piece is interesting piece that shows his high skill very well. He was also a good carver. I like that there is little rust on the handle. I think it has been well cared for up to now.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate (to be issued soon)<br \/>\nAoi Art Estimation Paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"45%\" height=\"45%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"15%\" height=\"15%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24099paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/tokuho.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/tokuho.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa Horidosaku (Mukansa Tosho) \u9152\u4e95\u4e00\u8cab\u658e\u7e41\u653f\u5f6b\u540c\u4f5c Made by Konagai Masatoshi for Mr. Noguchi Kiyokichi \u70ba\u91ce\u53e3\u6e05\u5409\u6c0f\u8d08\u5c0f\u9577\u4e95\u6b63\u654f\u88fd\u4f5c\u4e4b January 14, Showa 46 (1971) \u662d\u548c\u56db\u5341\u516d\u5e74\u4e00\u6708\u5341\u56db\u65e5 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku. 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