{"id":26545,"date":"2025-04-27T10:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T01:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=26545"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T01:13:44","slug":"as24860-wakizashiushu-ju-yoshikuni-saku-kaei-6-nen-10-gatsu-hioctober1853nbthk-hozon-tokenkoshirae-nbthk-hozon-tosogu","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/26545\/as24860-wakizashiushu-ju-yoshikuni-saku-kaei-6-nen-10-gatsu-hioctober1853nbthk-hozon-tokenkoshirae-nbthk-hozon-tosogu\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24860  Wakizashi:Ush\u016b-j\u016b Yoshikuni Saku Kaei 6 Nen 10 Gatsu Hi(October,1853)(NBTHK Hozon Token)(Koshirae: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Token)(Koshirae: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Ush\u016b-j\u016b Yoshikuni Saku<br \/>\nKaei 6 Nen 10 Gatsu Hi(October,1853)<br \/>\n\u7fbd\u5dde\u4f4f\u7fa9\u56fd\u4f5c<br \/>\n\u5609\u6c38\u516d\u5e74\u5341\u6708\u65e5<\/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 Jyojyo-saku among the works by Ush\u016b-j\u016b Yoshikuni.<br \/>\nHabaki: Single copper Habaki.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 43.2 cm (17.01 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 0.8 cm (0.31 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.67 cm (1.05 in)<br \/>\nThickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.66 cm (0.26 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 225 g<br \/>\nEra: Edo period, Kaei 6 (1853)<br \/>\nShape:A tanto with sakizori curvature.<br \/>\nThe hada is clearly visible, making this a well-textured piece.<br \/>\nJigane:The hada is prominent and well visible, typical of a hadamono piece.<br \/>\nHamon:A nioi-deki ko-midare hamon.<br \/>\nThe boshi turns back in a small round (komaru) shape.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nYoshikuni was a swordsmith from Dewa province and a student of Kat\u014d Tsunatoshi.<br \/>\nHe was active in the late Edo period.<br \/>\nThe koshirae is nearly complete, with a unified set of fittings, all finely crafted.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae: NBTHK Hozon T\u014ds\u014dgu<br \/>\nKozuka: Silver base featuring a high-relief carving of large waves and what appears to be a bird.<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Decorated with shell motifs using gold iroe.<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Black with engraved patterns.<br \/>\nKojiri: Decorated with shell motifs in gold iroe.<br \/>\nKurikata: Decorated with shell motifs in gold iroe.<br \/>\nFuchi: Decorated with shell motifs in gold iroe.<br \/>\nKoiguchi: Decorated with shell motifs in gold iroe.<br \/>\nMenuki: Decorated with shell motifs in gold iroe.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Token<br \/>\nKoshirae: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper &#038; Whole Oshigata included<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24860_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Token)(Koshirae: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) Signature: Ush\u016b-j\u016b Yoshikuni Saku Kaei 6 Nen 10 Gatsu Hi(October,1853) \u7fbd\u5dde\u4f4f\u7fa9\u56fd\u4f5c \u5609\u6c38\u516d\u5e74\u5341\u6708\u65e5 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyojyo-saku among the works by Ush\u016b-j\u016b Yoshikuni. Habaki: Single copper Habaki. [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-26545","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\/26545","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=26545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}