{"id":25936,"date":"2025-03-11T14:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=25936"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:26:46","slug":"as24836-wakizashi-hizen-kokui-tadayoshinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/25936\/as24836-wakizashi-hizen-kokui-tadayoshinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24836  Wakizashi:  Hizen Kokui Tadayoshi(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Hizen Kokui Tadayoshi<br \/>\n\u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u5fe0\u5409<\/p>\n<p>Shinto: Saijo O-wazamono: Saijo Saku: Hizen<br \/>\n(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.)<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works by Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi.<br \/>\nHabaki: Gold-plated single-layer<br \/>\nBlade Length: 32.7 cm (12.87 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 0.5 cm (0.20 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.03 cm (1.19 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.65 cm (0.26 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 255 g (8.99 oz)<br \/>\nEra: Edo Period, Keicho Era<br \/>\nShape:A wide blade with a solid thickness, featuring a slight curvature near the tip.<br \/>\nThe omote side has a bohi with a soehi, while the ura side has two suji-bi grooves.<br \/>\nJigane:Well-forged ko-itame hada, forming a typical Hizen jigane.<br \/>\nHamon:A nioi-based gunome midare with a double edge (nijuba), and a small round return on the boshi.<\/p>\n<p>Features:This is one of the most highly regarded works of &#8220;Goji Tadayoshi.&#8221;Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi, originally named Hashimoto Shinzaemon no Jo Tadayoshi, lived in Hizen Nagase and was a student of Umetada Myoju.<br \/>\nHe returned to his homeland in the 3rd year of Keicho and lived in the castle town of Saga, signing as &#8220;Jujin Tadayoshi Saku&#8221; and later as &#8220;Musashi Daijo Tadayoshi&#8221; or simply &#8220;Tadayoshi.&#8221;<br \/>\nAmong his works, the &#8220;Goji Tadayoshi&#8221; signature is considered the most esteemed.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nSaya: Lobster-shaped (Ebi-saya), made of brass in the Edo period.<br \/>\nTsuba: Iron with nine small indentations.<br \/>\nKozuka: Shakudo nanako-ji with paulownia crest.<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Suaka (red copper) with floral patterns.<br \/>\nSaya: Black lacquer with red designs.<br \/>\nMenuki: Suaka (red copper) with high-relief fish design.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token<br \/>\nAoi Art Estimation Paper &#038; Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24836_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Hizen Kokui Tadayoshi \u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u5fe0\u5409 Shinto: Saijo O-wazamono: Saijo Saku: Hizen (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.) This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works by Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi. Habaki: Gold-plated single-layer Blade Length: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-25936","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-wakizashi-en","product_cat-sword-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/25936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}