{"id":27450,"date":"2025-07-06T11:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27450"},"modified":"2025-07-06T11:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:01:18","slug":"as25306-katana-bizen-kuni-ju-osafune-sukesada-saku-nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27450\/as25306-katana-bizen-kuni-ju-osafune-sukesada-saku-nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25306 Katana: Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada Saku (NBTHK Hozon Token)(Consignment Sale)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana: in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token) <\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nBizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada Saku<br \/>\n\u5099\u524d\u56fd\u4f4f\u9577\u8239\u7950\u5b9a\u4f5c<br \/>\nEisho 16 Nen 8Gatsu Kichijitsu (A fortunate day in August,1519)<br \/>\n\u6c38\u6b63\u5341\u516d\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki: Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada<br \/>\nDated:  Eisho 16 (1519), with back inscription<br \/>\nBlade length: 2 shaku 2 sun 1 bu (approx. 66.9 cm)<br \/>\nPrice: 350 gold coins<br \/>\nWritten on December 16, 1946<br \/>\nBy President of the Hakusuikai Society for Japanese Sword Studies, Inami Hakusui. <\/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 Jyo Saku among the works of Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Wooden Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 66.9 cm (26.34 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 0 cm (0.00 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.27 cm (1.29 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.06 cm (0.81 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.76 cm (0.30 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 615 g<br \/>\nEra: the late Muromachi period (1519)<br \/>\nShape: a sword with no curveture<br \/>\nJigane: Koitame hada with Utsuri<br \/>\nHamon: Gunome and Choji midare with Boshi midarekomi style. <\/p>\n<p>Features: This piece is a rare example of a Muromachi-period sword with no curvature.<br \/>\nThe purpose behind this design is unclear, but it is said that swords without curvature were well-suited for thrusting and were easier to handle even for infantry with limited training.\u3000Given that this sword was made in 1519, during a period of widespread warfare across Japan, there may have been a particular need or practical reason for such a form.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"21%\" height=\"21%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"37%\" height=\"37%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55%\" height=\"55%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25306_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana: in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada Saku \u5099\u524d\u56fd\u4f4f\u9577\u8239\u7950\u5b9a\u4f5c Eisho 16 Nen 8Gatsu Kichijitsu (A fortunate day in August,1519) \u6c38\u6b63\u5341\u516d\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Sayagaki: Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada Dated: Eisho 16 (1519), with back inscription Blade length: 2 shaku 2 sun 1 bu (approx. 66.9 cm) Price: 350 gold coins Written on [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27450","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\/27450","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=27450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}