{"id":28067,"date":"2025-08-26T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=28067"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:16:45","slug":"as25336-katanakanefusa-hyoe-jo-masatsugu-nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28067\/as25336-katanakanefusa-hyoe-jo-masatsugu-nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25336  Katana:Kanefusa Hyoe Jo Masatsugu (NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Kanefusa Hyoe Jo Masatsugu<br \/>\n\u91d1\u623f\u5175\u885b\u5c09\u653f\u6b21\u3000<\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kanefusa Hyoe Jo Masatsugu.<br \/>\nHabaki: Single-layered plain copper<br \/>\nBlade Length: 68.2 cm (26.85 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.3 cm (0.51 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 3<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.94 cm (1.16 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.82 cm (0.72 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.68 cm (0.27 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 655 g<br \/>\nEra: Muromachi period, around Eiroku era (1558\u20131570)<br \/>\nShape: Slightly shortened by about 4 cm, but the signature remains completely intact.<br \/>\nThe curvature is moderate, and the blade shows a well-balanced appearance with an extended kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Itame-hada with prominent utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-based, gunome-midare with ashi in places, and a midare-komi boshi.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Sue-koto. Wazamono. Medium grade. Yamato.<br \/>\nKanefusa Hyoe-no-jo Masatsugu of Nanto was a swordsmith of the Kanefusa school.<br \/>\nHe is known for producing a considerable number of large spears and jumonji-yari.<br \/>\nHe is a well-known and popular swordsmith.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: The hamon of Kanefusa Hyoe-no-jo Masatsugu is a gunome-midare with visible utsuri on the jigane.<br \/>\nThe boshi is midare-komi.<br \/>\nIt features fine sunagashi and kinsuji, resulting in a dynamic and outstanding piece.<br \/>\nKanefusa Hyoe-no-jo Masatsugu of Yamato belonged to a group of swordsmiths also found in Ise, Bingo, Bizen, and Mikawa, showing many similarities in their forging methods.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25336_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Kanefusa Hyoe Jo Masatsugu \u91d1\u623f\u5175\u885b\u5c09\u653f\u6b21\u3000 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kanefusa Hyoe Jo Masatsugu. Habaki: Single-layered plain copper Blade Length: 68.2 cm (26.85 in) Curvature: 1.3 cm (0.51 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28067","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\/28067","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=28067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}