{"id":26306,"date":"2025-04-06T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=26306"},"modified":"2025-04-13T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T02:55:17","slug":"as21159-katana-mumei-attributed-to-bungo-muneyukinbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/26306\/as21159-katana-mumei-attributed-to-bungo-muneyukinbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS21159 Katana: Mumei (attributed to Bungo Muneyuki)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)<br \/>\nSignature: Mumei (attributed to Bungo Muneyuki, \u8c4a\u5f8c\u7d71\u884c)<\/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 as Jyojo Saku among the mumei works attributed to Bungo Muneyuki.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Fujishiro Swordsmith Dictionary: Shinto, Chu-Jo Saku, Wazamono, Bungo school.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Single-piece copper habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 68.2 cm (26.85 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in). Mekugi Holes: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.3 cm (1.30 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.37 cm (0.93 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.78 cm (0.31 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 850 g<br \/>\nEra:\u3000the early Edo period around Keicho, around 1600<br \/>\nShape: wide and thick blade with suitable Sori.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Ko-itame hadsa with faint Utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie base thin and clear Suguha. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nTakada Muneyuki was a swordsmith in Bungo. The kanji\u3000&#8221;mune \u7d71&#8221; in his name was given to hime by Otomo Yoshimune\u3000\u7fa9\u7d71, a Daimyo of Bungo. <\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: iron tsuba with Shakudo frame.<br \/>\nFuchi-Kashira: iron plate with carving of leaves.<br \/>\nMenuki: a picture of star and crescent moon. <\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment:\u3000This is a stout and sound blade with beautiful Jigane. <\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper and whole oshigata<\/p>\n<p>*Please note: The price does not include shipping fees.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22%\" height=\"22%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22%\" height=\"22%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2021\/21159paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token) Signature: Mumei (attributed to Bungo Muneyuki, \u8c4a\u5f8c\u7d71\u884c) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyojo Saku among the mumei works attributed to Bungo Muneyuki. According to the Fujishiro Swordsmith Dictionary: Shinto, Chu-Jo Saku, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-26306","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\/26306","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=26306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}