{"id":27479,"date":"2025-07-09T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=27479"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:47:16","slug":"as25235-wakizashi-naginata-naoshi-mumei-ko-zorinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27479\/as25235-wakizashi-naginata-naoshi-mumei-ko-zorinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25235 Wakizashi (Naginata Naoshi): Mumei (Ko-Zori)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wakizashi (Naginata Naoshi): Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Mumei (Ko-Zori)<\/p>\n

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among Mumei (Ko-Zori) works.<\/p>\n

Habaki: Single-layered gold-covered habaki
\nBlade Length: 46.2 cm (18.19 in)
\nCurvature: 0.8 cm (0.31 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 3
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.84 cm (1.12 in)
\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.60 cm (1.02 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.57 cm (0.22 in)
\nSword Weight: 380 g
\nEra: Late Nanbokucho period (late 14th century)
\nShape: Heavily shortened mumei blade with a long kissaki and faint utsuri appearing.
\nJigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada forming a beautiful surface.
\nHamon: A nioi-based fine gunome midare continues into the boshi with small irregular patterns.<\/p>\n

Features: Ko-Zori refers to a group of swordsmiths from Bizen Osafune during the late Nanbokucho to early Muromachi Ouei era, including Morokage, Morosuke, Hidemitsu, and Mitsuhiro. This sword was originally a naginata and was shortened into a wakizashi. It is an excellent work, with fine gunome midare, sunagashi, and kinsuji appearing beautifully.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: Round Nanban-style tsuba
\nFuchikashira: Shakudo nanako-ji with a rice planting motif
\nSaya (Scabbard): Black lacquer saya
\nMenuki: Depicting rice planting in colored metal<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
\nAoi-Art estimation Paper
\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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Wakizashi (Naginata Naoshi): Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Mumei (Ko-Zori) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among Mumei (Ko-Zori) works. Habaki: Single-layered gold-covered habaki Blade Length: 46.2 cm (18.19 in) Curvature: 0.8 cm (0.31 […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27479","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\/27479","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=27479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}