{"id":27923,"date":"2025-08-13T12:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27923"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:55:51","slug":"as25311-katana-hirotsugu-soshu-nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/27923\/as25311-katana-hirotsugu-soshu-nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25311  Katana: Hirotsugu (Soshu) (NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Hirotsugu (Soshu)<br \/>\n\u5ee3\u6b21\uff08\u76f8\u5dde\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Sue-Koto Jyo Saku: Sagami.<br \/>\nWe divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Hirotsugu.<br \/>\nHabaki: Double gold foil Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 68.1 cm (26.81 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.2 cm (0.47 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.93 cm (1.15 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.11 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.66 cm (0.26 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 745 g<br \/>\nEra: Muromachi period, from Mei\u014d to Eish\u014d era (1492\u20131521)<br \/>\nShape: Suriage with machi-okuri, slightly wide mihaba, thick kasane, deep curvature, and broad kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Small ko-itame hada, well forged, visible grain, becoming a beautiful jigane.<br \/>\nHamon: Well-aligned gunome-midare on both sides, becoming larger in midsection, with active activities inside the ha.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Hirotsugu lived in Soshu, with works from Mei\u014d to Eish\u014d eras. The jihada shows the flowing pattern typical of Soshu works, beautifully done.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate.<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25311_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Hirotsugu (Soshu) \u5ee3\u6b21\uff08\u76f8\u5dde\uff09 Sue-Koto Jyo Saku: Sagami. We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Hirotsugu. Habaki: Double gold foil Habaki Blade Length: 68.1 cm (26.81 in) Curvature: 1.2 cm (0.47 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-27923","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\/27923","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=27923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}