{"id":27275,"date":"2025-06-22T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T03:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27275"},"modified":"2025-06-22T12:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T03:49:10","slug":"as25229-katana-kurihara-kenji-nobuhide1862nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27275\/as25229-katana-kurihara-kenji-nobuhide1862nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25229 Katana: Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide(1862)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nKurihara Kenji Nobuhide \u6817\u539f\u8b19\u53f8\u4fe1\u79c0<br \/>\nBunkyu 2 Nen 11 Gatsu Hi \u6587\u4e45\u4e8c\u5e74\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u65e5 (November, 1862)<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki:<br \/>\nKurihara Kenji Nobuhide<br \/>\nThe sword bears a six-character signature along with the date \u201cNovember, Bunky\u016b 2\u201d (1862). Thick Jinie is present on the surface, and the hada is a well-forged Itame. The hamon features a dynamic Gunome mixed with Choji and Notare with frequent Ashi, deep nioiguchi with much nie and prominent sunagashi and kinsuji intertwining through it, and nioikuchi is thick and bright. The shape exhibits the powerful, long, and wide form with an extended kissaki often seen in swords from the Bunky\u016b era. The blade is full of vitality and shows excellent workmanship.<br \/>\nWritten by Tanzan in February 2023, on an auspicious day.<\/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 Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Double-layered gold-plated<br \/>\nBlade Length: 76.0 cm (29.92 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Holes: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.33 cm (1.31 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.42 cm (0.95 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.76 cm (0.30 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 920 g<\/p>\n<p>Era: the late Edo period, 1862<br \/>\nShape: slightly thick blade with long tang and Ububa left.<br \/>\nJigane: Itame Hada with Chikei.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie base Gunome midare with Sunagashi and Kinsuji. Boshi is midare and turns back. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nKurihara Nobuhide was a swordsmith active in the late Edo period. He was born in 1815 in Echigo Province and spent approximately 20 years working in Kyoto as a metal fittings artisan from around the age of 15. He later changed professions to become a swordsmith and studied under Minamoto Kiyomaro in Edo for several years. It is presumed that his career change was influenced by the cultural climate of Kyoto, where he was likely exposed to restorationist and loyalist ideologies.<br \/>\nIt is thought that he had already established his independence as early as around 1852. Recognized for his skill by the Tokugawa shogunate, he was engaged in official sword-forging work in places such as Uraga and Osaka, and in 1865, he was awarded the honorary title of Chikuzen no Kami. Drawing on his background as a metal fittings artisan, he excelled at blade carving. <\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" height=\"35%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"21%\" height=\"21%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"24%\" height=\"24%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25229sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide \u6817\u539f\u8b19\u53f8\u4fe1\u79c0 Bunkyu 2 Nen 11 Gatsu Hi \u6587\u4e45\u4e8c\u5e74\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u65e5 (November, 1862) Sayagaki: Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide The sword bears a six-character signature along with the date \u201cNovember, Bunky\u016b 2\u201d (1862). 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