{"id":26238,"date":"2025-03-30T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T08:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=26238"},"modified":"2025-03-30T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T08:05:49","slug":"as24304-tantomuramasanbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-tokennbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-tosogu","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/26238\/as24304-tantomuramasanbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-tokennbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-tosogu\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24304 Tanto:Muramasa(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<br \/>\nSignature: Muramasa\u3000\u6751\u6b63<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki: Written by Dr. Kunzan<br \/>\nSeishu Kuwana Ju Muramasa<br \/>\nBlade length 9 sun 9 bu, good piece of work<br \/>\nwritten by Kunzan in the house of Kugayama in November 1985 <\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis work is ranked Saijo Saku for Muramasa.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Gold Foil Double-layered Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 29.9 cm (11.8in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 0.3 cm (0.12in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.01 cm (1.19in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.50 cm (0.20 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 220 grams<br \/>\nEra: Muromachi Period<\/p>\n<p>Shape: wide and thin Mitsumune long Tanto. The Nakago is shaped like the belly of pregnant fish, which is characteristic of Muramasa.<br \/>\nJigane: The mixture of Ko-itame and Mokume with clear texture.<br \/>\nHamon: Gunome midare with intense Nie with two sides matching each other. Boshi is rounded. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Muramasa was a school of swordsmiths active in Kuwana, Ise Province, whose founder was Sengo Muramasa. The sword had been popular since that time for its sharpness and unique blade pattern with match front and back sides, but in the Edo period, the Tokugawa family considered Muramasa to be an abomination, and some of them were disposed of or had their inscriptions removed. <\/p>\n<p>Koshirae: (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)<br \/>\nmetal fittings: copper plate with engraving of autmn plants.<br \/>\nFuchi: inscription: Ikkin(written seal mark)<br \/>\nMenuki: a picture of sparrows<br \/>\nTsuba: inscription: Ikkin with engraving of butterflies<br \/>\nKoduka: inscription: Goto Hokyo Ichijo(written seal mar)(non-guaranteed)<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: This work is a typical Muramasa piece with the front and back blades aligned,and the\u3000Jigane is beautiful. The inscrption is clearly engraved, making it a rare piece. The metal fittings used in the Koshirae (excluding the Kozuka) were made by Funeda Ikkin, the metalsmith in the late Edo period. He studied under Goto Ichijo in Kyoto and was known for his intricate realistic engravings. The Kozuka has the signature of Ichijo, a student of Goto Ikkkin. The reverse side of the Kozuka is made of Shibuichi showing its highquality.  However, the authenticity of the signature cannot be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art Estimation Paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17%\" height=\"17%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22%\" height=\"22%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2024\/F24716.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2024\/F24716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"10%\" height=\"10%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2024\/F24716paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2024\/F24716paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24304sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Muramasa\u3000\u6751\u6b63 Sayagaki: Written by Dr. Kunzan Seishu Kuwana Ju Muramasa Blade length 9 sun 9 bu, good piece of work written by Kunzan in the house of Kugayama in November 1985 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-26238","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-masterpiece","product_cat-sword-en","product_cat-tanto-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/26238","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=26238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}