{"id":28107,"date":"2025-08-29T16:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=28107"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:59:55","slug":"as25329-katanasagami-no-kuni-hiroki-hirokuni-saku-mukansa-swordsmith-heisei-24-nen-naotake-2012-poem-inscribed","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28107\/as25329-katanasagami-no-kuni-hiroki-hirokuni-saku-mukansa-swordsmith-heisei-24-nen-naotake-2012-poem-inscribed\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25329 Katana:Sagami no Kuni Hiroki Hirokuni Saku (Mukansa Swordsmith) Heisei 24 Nen Naotake (2012) (Poem Inscribed)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering number:AS25329<\/p>\n

Katana in Koshirae<\/p>\n

Signature: Sagami no Kuni Hiroki Hirokuni Saku (Mukansa Swordsmith)
\nHeisei 24 Nen Naotake (2012)
\nPoem inscribed on the reverse side of the tang<\/p>\n

\u76f8\u6a21\u56fd\u5ee3\u6728\u5f18\u90a6\u9020(\u7121\u76e3\u67fb\u5200\u5320)
\n\u5e73\u6210\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u5e74\u5c1a\u6b66
\n\u79cb\u3092\u304a\u304d\u3066\u6642\u3053\u305d\u3042\u308a\u3051\u308c\u83ca\u306e\u82b1\u79fb\u308d\u3075\u304b\u3089\u306b\u8272\u306e\u307e\u3055\u308c\u3070<\/p>\n

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Sagami no Kuni Hiroki Hirokuni.
\nHabaki: Single-layered shakudo habaki
\nBlade Length: 71.6 cm (28.19 in)
\nCurvature: 2.0 cm (0.79 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.95 cm (1.16 in)
\nWidth at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.10 cm (0.83 in)
\nThickness (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in)
\nSword Weight: 660 grams
\nEra: Modern
\nShape: A slightly wide blade with bohi carvings on both sides, deep curvature, and an extended kissaki, forming a well-balanced shape.
\nJigane:A tight and refined ko-itame hada, showing excellent forging. A healthy blade with the ubuha (original edge) remaining.
\nHamon:Constructed in ko-nie style with a deeply defined nioiguchi. Features a gunome-midare pattern with long ashi activity, soft and varied in the blade interior and tip. The boshi is midarekomi (irregularly turns into the tip).<\/p>\n

Features: The smith\u2019s real name was Junichi Hiroki, born in 1948 in Fukuoka Prefecture. He later moved to Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He learned swordsmithing from his father, Kunihiro Hiroki, and further trained under Masamine Sumitani, a Living National Treasure. He won numerous awards and became an uninspected swordsmith (mukansa tosho) in 1996. Particularly renowned for his works in the Soden Bizen tradition. He passed away in May 2013 at the age of 65.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: Round shakudo nanako-ji tsuba with engraved chrysanthemum flowers and gold inlay. Gold detailing on the rim.
\nFuchikashira: Shakudo fittings engraved with wave and paulownia motifs, with gold inlay.
\nSaya (Scabbard): Ume kawahada saya (plum bark finish).
\nMenuki: High-relief carving of lions, finished with gold inlay.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: This sword does not have the heavy and massive characteristics often found in modern swords, but instead shows a refined and elegant style. The hamon is particularly well-formed with a deeply defined nioiguchi. A poem is engraved on the reverse side of the tang:
\n\u79cb\u8d8a\u3092\u304a\u304d\u3066\u6642\u3053\u305d\u3042\u308a\u3051\u308c\u83ca\u306e\u82b1\u79fb\u308d\u3075\u304b\u3089\u306b\u8272\u306e\u307e\u3055\u308c\u3070
\nThe mieaning of the verse is;
\n“Even in this season after autumn has passed, there is a special sense of elegance.
\nIt is precisely because the chrysanthemum flowers begin to wither that their colors appear all the more beautiful”<\/p>\n

This poem expresses the sense of impermanence and the beauty of transience, reflecting the distinctly Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty precisely in the fleeting moment \u2014 \u201cbeautiful because it is about to fade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aoi Art Estimation Paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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Ordering number:AS25329 Katana in Koshirae Signature: Sagami no Kuni Hiroki Hirokuni Saku (Mukansa Swordsmith) Heisei 24 Nen Naotake (2012) Poem inscribed on the reverse side of the tang \u76f8\u6a21\u56fd\u5ee3\u6728\u5f18\u90a6\u9020(\u7121\u76e3\u67fb\u5200\u5320) \u5e73\u6210\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u5e74\u5c1a\u6b66 \u79cb\u3092\u304a\u304d\u3066\u6642\u3053\u305d\u3042\u308a\u3051\u308c\u83ca\u306e\u82b1\u79fb\u308d\u3075\u304b\u3089\u306b\u8272\u306e\u307e\u3055\u308c\u3070 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28107","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\/28107","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=28107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}