{"id":27751,"date":"2025-07-31T10:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27751"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:37:09","slug":"as24747-katana-mumeiunsignedko-uda-schoolnbthk-hozon-tokenconsignment-sale","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27751\/as24747-katana-mumeiunsignedko-uda-schoolnbthk-hozon-tokenconsignment-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24747 Katana: Mumei(Unsigned)(Ko-uda school)(NBTHK Hozon Token)(Consignment Sale)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Ko-uda school)<\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(Ko-Uda). <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: copper single habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 70.0cm (27.6in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.1cm (0.8in)<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 2.5cm (1.0in)<br \/>\nWidth at tip(Sakihaba): 1.4cm (0.6in)<br \/>\nThickness:  0.4cm (0.2in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 415g<br \/>\nEra: Nanbokucho period<br \/>\nShape: thin blade with deep curveture.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Jigane with Chikei and Utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie base norare with Niju-ba. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nThe Uda school originated from Yamato Province and later moved to Etchu Province.<br \/>\nIts founder was said to be Ko-Nyudo Kunimitsu, who was active during the late Kamakura period.Notable smiths such as Kunifusa, Kunimune, and Kunitomo followed, and the school remained active until the Edo period. Works made before the early Muromachi period are referred to as &#8220;Ko-Uda&#8221;, and those afterward simply as &#8220;Uda&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe sword was appraised as Ko-Uda by the NBTHK, but I believe the jigane is finer and more beautiful than what is typical for Ko-Uda.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"28%\" height=\"28%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24747_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Ko-uda school) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(Ko-Uda). Habaki: copper single habaki Blade Length: 70.0cm (27.6in) Curvature: 2.1cm (0.8in) Width at Base(Motohaba): 2.5cm (1.0in) Width at tip(Sakihaba): 1.4cm (0.6in) Thickness: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27751","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\/27751","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=27751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}