{"id":27529,"date":"2025-07-13T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27529"},"modified":"2025-07-13T09:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:46:04","slug":"as25254-katana-mumei-aoe-schoolthe-25th-juyo-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27529\/as25254-katana-mumei-aoe-schoolthe-25th-juyo-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25254 Katana:  Mumei (Aoe school)(the 25th Juyo Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (the 25th Juyo Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Mumei (Aoe school \u9752\u6c5f)<\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis blade is ranked as Saijyo Saku (top grade) among unsigned Aoe works.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Double-layered gold-covered Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 72.4 cm (28.50 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 3<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.96 cm (1.17 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.10 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 685 g<br \/>\nEra: Nanbokucho period, the mid to late 14th century<br \/>\nShape: wide and thick blade with big Kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Itame hada mixed flowing grain pattern and Utsuri appears.<br \/>\nHamon: Nioi-based tight suguha with Ashi and Yo. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nThe Aoe school was active in Bitchu Province from the Kamakura period through the Nanbokucho period.<br \/>\nWorks from the mid-Kamakura period are referred to as Ko-Aoe, while later pieces are simply called Aoe.<br \/>\nKo-Aoe blades are characterized by a suguha hamon with small nie, whereas works from the Nanbokucho period tend to show a tighter nioiguchi suguha or Sakasa-choji midare.<br \/>\nThis work clearly exhibits the characteristics of Aoe from the Nanbokuch\u014d period in both its shape and hamon. The form suggests it was originally a long tachi, and traces of the hamon can still be faintly seen within the rust on the tang.<\/p>\n<p>the 25th Juyo Certificate (reissued)<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper with whole oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17%\" height=\"17%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25254_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (the 25th Juyo Token) Signature: Mumei (Aoe school \u9752\u6c5f) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This blade is ranked as Saijyo Saku (top grade) among unsigned Aoe works. Habaki: Double-layered gold-covered Habaki Blade Length: 72.4 cm (28.50 in) Curvature: 2.1 cm [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27529","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\/27529","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=27529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}