{"id":27617,"date":"2025-07-20T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=27617"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:24:02","slug":"as25074-katana-bizen-kuni-osafune-sukesada-saku1581nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27617\/as25074-katana-bizen-kuni-osafune-sukesada-saku1581nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25074 Katana: Bizen Kuni Osafune Sukesada Saku(1581)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katana: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Bizen Kuni Osafune Sukesada Saku
\nDated: February, 1581
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We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis piece is ranked as for a sword by Bizen Kuni Osafune Sukesada Saku.<\/p>\n

Habaki: Single-piece habaki of suaka (copper) with silver plating.
\nBlade Length: 69.2 cm (27.24 in)
\nCurvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.13 cm (1.23 in)
\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.28 cm (0.90 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.69 cm (0.27 in)
\nSword Weight: 765 g<\/p>\n

Era: Muromachi period, 1581<\/p>\n

Shape: slightly curved blade with long kissaki.
\nJigane: Itame hada with partially intense grain pattern.
\nHamon: Suguha base with Koashi and small turbulent. Boshi is Notare and rounded.<\/p>\n

Features:
\nThe Bish\u016b Osafune Sukesada was a group of swordsmiths active in the late Muromachi period. As this was during the height of the Sengoku (Warring States) period, there was a high demand for swords, and many were produced in Bizen and Mino provinces. Sukesada operated a large workshop with many craftsmen and mass-produced swords bearing the same signature<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: Round shaped iron tsuba with openwork carving.
\nK\u014dgai: Design of Zen monks under a tree on a brass base.
\nFuchikashira: Daruma Daishi (Bodhidharma) and mallet motif on a plain copper base
\nMenuki: design of Daruma Daishi.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata
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Katana: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Bizen Kuni Osafune Sukesada Saku Dated: February, 1581 \u5099\u524d\u56fd\u9577\u8239\u7950\u5b9a\u4f5c \u5929\u6b63\u4e5d\u5e74\u4e8c\u6708\u65e5 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as for a sword by Bizen Kuni Osafune Sukesada Saku. Habaki: Single-piece habaki of suaka (copper) […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27617","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\/27617","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=27617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}