{"id":26094,"date":"2025-03-21T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=26094"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:43:39","slug":"as19429-wakizashi%ef%bc%9ayamato-no-kami-yasusadanbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/26094\/as19429-wakizashi%ef%bc%9ayamato-no-kami-yasusadanbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS19429  Wakizashi\uff1aYamato no Kami Yasusada(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Yamato no Kami Yasusada<br \/>\n\u5927\u548c\u5b88\u5b89\u5b9a\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Shinto: Jyo Saku: Ry\u014dwazamono: Musashi<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 Jyojyo Saku among Yasusada&#8217;s works.<br \/>\nHabaki:Gold Foil Double Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Specifications:<br \/>\nBlade Length: 53.1 cm (20.91 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.5 cm (0.59 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.9 cm (1.14 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.79 cm (0.70 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.58 cm (0.23 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 425 g (0.94 lbs)<br \/>\nEra:Edo period, Keian 1 (1648)<br \/>\nShape:A well-balanced form with standard width and thickness, featuring a slightly deeper curvature and an extended kissaki, characteristic of the Kan&#8217;ei era.<br \/>\nJigane:Itame-hada with prominent grain, forming \u014d-itame-hada with visible ji-nie.<br \/>\nShinogiji:Itame-hada with a large itame pattern, showing a distinctive texture.<br \/>\nHamon:Nie-deki suguha with a slightly deeper nioiguchi, appearing bright and clear. The boshi is rounded and yakizume.<\/p>\n<p>Features:During the Edo period, Musashi Province flourished as a center of sword-making after Tokugawa Ieyasu established his castle there. Many daimyo and swordsmiths from various regions relocated to Edo, contributing to its growth. Yamato no Kami Yasusada was a Musashi-based swordsmith and a student of the first-generation Yasutsugu. Yasutsugu, having moved to Fukui following his feudal lord\u2019s relocation, later received the honor of using the Tokugawa &#8220;Aoi&#8221; crest and the character &#8220;\u5eb7&#8221; from Ieyasu himself, establishing his reputation as an official swordsmith of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He also collaborated with Yasusada on several works in Edo. In Meireki 1 (1655), Yasusada was invited by the Date clan to work in Sendai, where he crafted dedication swords.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Iron tate-marugata (vertical oval) tsuba with openwork carving of a bird of prey and trees.<br \/>\nMenuki: Design of shells, carved and decorated with gold inlay.<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Shakud\u014d nanako ground with a dragon motif, carved and highlighted with gold inlay.<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Samegawa (ray skin) saya.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment:It would be difficult for most people to immediately recognize this piece as the work of Yamato no Kami Yasusada. Typically, his swords have a shallower curvature, a shorter kissaki, a ko-itame hada, and a gunome-midare hamon. However, this piece exhibits a completely different style, with an itame hada forming \u014d-itame, a distinct grain pattern, and a suguha hamon. The characteristics of the jitetsu and shinogiji resemble those found in \u014csh\u016b Mai-kusa and H\u014dju swords. It is likely that Yasushige crafted this piece as an homage to the older \u014csh\u016b-style swords, making it a rare and valuable historical reference.<br \/>\nIn recent years, works by Yamato no Kami Yasusada have become increasingly scarce, making this an excellent acquisition opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Token<br \/>\nAoi Art Estimation Paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2019\/19429_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Yamato no Kami Yasusada \u5927\u548c\u5b88\u5b89\u5b9a\u3000 Shinto: Jyo Saku: Ry\u014dwazamono: Musashi (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.) This sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among Yasusada&#8217;s works. Habaki:Gold Foil Double Habaki Blade Specifications: Blade Length: 53.1 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-26094","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\/26094","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=26094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}