{"id":27630,"date":"2025-07-22T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=27630"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:27:10","slug":"as25221-katanamusashi-taro-yasuyukinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token-nbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27630\/as25221-katanamusashi-taro-yasuyukinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token-nbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25221 Katana:Musashi Taro Yasuyuki(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki
\nShin 15 Mai Kojo Saku
\n\u6b66\u8535\u592a\u90ce\u5b89\u56fd
\n\u771f\u5341\u4e94\u679a\u7532\u4f0f\u4f5c<\/p>\n

Sayagaki: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki
\nNagasa: 2 shaku 3 bu (approximately 69.4 cm)
\nDated October, Showa Mizunoe-tatsu (1972)
\nWritten by Hon\u2019ami Koko (with Kao)<\/p>\n

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku (excellent workmanship) among works by Musashi Taro Yasuyuki.
\nHabaki: Single-layered gold-covered
\nBlade Length: 69.4 cm (27.32 in)
\nCurvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.57 cm (1.41 in)
\nWidth at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.62 cm (1.03 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.8 cm (0.31 in)
\nSword Weight: 880 g
\nEra: Edo period, around the Genroku era (late 17th century)
\nShape:The blade has a wide body with thick kasane and a deep curvature.
\nIt features a carved bohi (groove) and maintains an overall healthy shape.
\nJigane: Itame hada with well-forged, fine ko-itame grain.
\nHamon:Made with nioi and nie, beginning with a straight hamon from the hamachi and transitioning into a gunome-midare.
\nThe boshi (tip) returns in a round shape.<\/p>\n

Features: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki was a student of Omura Kahaku, belonging to the Shimohara school.
\nHe resided in Azabu, Edo.
\nHe was well-known and quite popular even in his time.
\nThe inscription “True 15-layered Kobuse style” on the back indicates the method used to forge this sword.
\nThis sword became famous because actor Chiez\u014d Kataoka used a Musashi Taro Yasuyuki blade in the film Daibosatsu Toge, gaining popularity in postwar Japan.
\nThis work features a wide body, deep curvature, and carved bohi, with a long kissaki, giving it a majestic appearance.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki gained fame through his association with film.
\nWhen Chiez\u014d Kataoka appeared in movies, even I would be pleased to see him.
\nSince then, for some reason, the name Musashi Taro Yasuyuki has always remained in my memory.
\nFor those who wish to have the koshirae scabbard re-lacquered, we can provide this service for an additional fee of \u00a520,000.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: Oval-shaped iron tsuba with two deer standing still.
\nFuchikashira: Iron fittings decorated with floral patterns.
\nSaya: Black gloss lacquered scabbard.
\nMenuki: Made of shakudo, engraved with patterns and decorated with gold inlay.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
\nNBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token
\nAoi Art estimation paper
\nWhole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token) Signature: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki Shin 15 Mai Kojo Saku \u6b66\u8535\u592a\u90ce\u5b89\u56fd \u771f\u5341\u4e94\u679a\u7532\u4f0f\u4f5c Sayagaki: Musashi Taro Yasuyuki Nagasa: 2 shaku 3 bu (approximately 69.4 cm) Dated October, Showa Mizunoe-tatsu (1972) Written by Hon\u2019ami Koko (with Kao) We divide 4 sections for each sword as […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27630","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\/27630","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=27630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}