{"id":28090,"date":"2025-08-28T12:21:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T03:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=28090"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T03:21:46","slug":"as24393-tanto-kuni_nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28090\/as24393-tanto-kuni_nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24393 Tanto: Kuni_(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto: in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Kuni\u2b1c\ufe0e \u3000\u3000\u570b\u2b1c\ufe0e (den Sue-Enju \u672b\u5ef6\u5bff)<\/p>\n<p>We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyo Saku for works by (den Sue-Enju).<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Single-layered copper habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 26.3 cm (10.35 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 3<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.48 cm (0.98 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.48 cm (0.19 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 155 g<br \/>\nEra: Early Muromachi period, 15th century<br \/>\nShape: long Tanto with Mitsumune<br \/>\nJigane: Ko-Itame-hada with faint chikei and Utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Ko-nie deki in suguha with Sunagashi. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Sue-Enju refers to works by the Enju school that were made after the \u014cei era(1394-).<br \/>\nNotable smiths from this lineage include Kunifusa and Kunitoki in the early period, and Kunituna and Kadokuni in the mid-period.<br \/>\nAlthough the second character of the signature is unreadable, this piece can be dated to around the early to mid-Muromachi period.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Design of a dog and abalone<br \/>\nFuchi-Kashira: Shakud\u014d nanako ground, dragon design<br \/>\nMenuki: Shell motif<br \/>\nKozuka: Shakud\u014d nanako ground, dragon design<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"28%\" height=\"28%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"16%\" height=\"16%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24393paper-1.jpg\n\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto: in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Kuni\u2b1c\ufe0e \u3000\u3000\u570b\u2b1c\ufe0e (den Sue-Enju \u672b\u5ef6\u5bff) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyo Saku for works by (den Sue-Enju). Habaki: Single-layered copper habaki Blade Length: 26.3 cm (10.35 in) Mekugi Hole: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28090","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-sword-en","product_cat-tanto-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/28090","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=28090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}