{"id":26173,"date":"2025-03-27T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T04:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=26173"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T04:24:05","slug":"katana-chikafusamay-1943","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/26173\/katana-chikafusamay-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25008 Katana: Chikafusa(May, 1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nChikafusa \u89aa\u623f<br \/>\nKoki 2603 Nen Gogatsu Hi \u7687\u7d00\u4e8c\u5343\u516d\u767e\u4e09\u5e74\u4e94\u6708\u65e5\u3000(May, 1943)<\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as a Jyojyo Saku among works by Chikafusa.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Single-layered Suaka (copper)<br \/>\nBlade Length: 70.1 cm (27.60 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.6 cm (0.63 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.25 cm (1.28 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.51 cm (0.99 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.74 cm (0.29 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 960 g<br \/>\nEra: May, Showa 18 (1943)<br \/>\nShape: wide and thick blade with big Kissaki. There is Ububa.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Ko-itame hada looks plain.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-deki, Choji-midare with ashi well inserted, boshi in irregular pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Features:\u3000Sakurai Chikabusa was an army-appointed swordsmith. This piece is a solid and sound sword, and shows that he was a very skilled swordsmith. While the workmanship of wartime swords is uneven, this piece is by far the best of the lot, and the polishing is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u3000 Estimation Paper: Whole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25008-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya Signature: Chikafusa \u89aa\u623f Koki 2603 Nen Gogatsu Hi \u7687\u7d00\u4e8c\u5343\u516d\u767e\u4e09\u5e74\u4e94\u6708\u65e5\u3000(May, 1943) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as a Jyojyo Saku among works by Chikafusa. Habaki: Single-layered Suaka (copper) Blade Length: 70.1 cm (27.60 in) Curvature: 1.6 cm [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-26173","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-katana-en","product_cat-sword-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/26173","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=26173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}