{"id":27679,"date":"2025-07-25T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=27679"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:56:33","slug":"as25003-katanasakai-ikkansai-shigemasa-hori-do-sakuengraved-by-himself-a-lucky-day-in-august-1962nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27679\/as25003-katanasakai-ikkansai-shigemasa-hori-do-sakuengraved-by-himself-a-lucky-day-in-august-1962nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25003 Katana:Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa, Hori Do-saku(engraved by himself) A lucky day in August, 1962(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Signature: Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa, Hori Do-saku(engraved by himself)
\nA lucky day in August, 1962
\n\u9152\u4e95\u4e00\u8cab\u658e\u7e41\u653f\u5f6b\u540c\u4f5c
\n\u662d\u548c\u4e09\u5341\u4e03\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5<\/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 for works by Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa.<\/p>\n

Habaki:Copper base. Single layer. Gold plating.
\nBlade Length: 73.2 cm (28.82 in)
\nCurvature: 2.4 cm (0.94 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.38 cm (1.33 in)
\nWidth at Tip: 2.24 cm (0.88 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.62 cm (0.24 in)
\nSword Weight: 745 grams<\/p>\n

Era: 1962 (Showa 37)<\/p>\n

Shape: The blade is slightly wide, thick on the spine, with deep curvature and an extended kissaki.
\nOn the blade surface, a dragon is deeply carved in high relief, and on the reverse, a ken (sacred sword) and dokko (vajra) are engraved, both done by the smith himself.<\/p>\n

Jigane: Ko-itame hada is well-forged and shows a beautiful steel surface.
\nHamon: Made in nioi-deki with gunome-midare, with well-defined ashi, and the boshi is midare-komi (irregular).<\/p>\n

Features:
\nIn 1981, he received multiple awards and was officially certified as Mukansa by the NBTHK.
\nHis carvings, especially of dragons, are particularly outstanding, and this blade is a superb example.
\nIt is expected to receive high appraisal in the future.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa, Hori Do-saku(engraved by himself) A lucky day in August, 1962 \u9152\u4e95\u4e00\u8cab\u658e\u7e41\u653f\u5f6b\u540c\u4f5c \u662d\u548c\u4e09\u5341\u4e03\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for works by Sakai Ikkansai Shigemasa. Habaki:Copper base. […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27679","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\/27679","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=27679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}