{"id":28373,"date":"2025-09-18T11:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=28373"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:22:07","slug":"tanto-bizen-koku-osafune-kiyomitsu-august-1576nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28373\/tanto-bizen-koku-osafune-kiyomitsu-august-1576nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanto: Bizen Koku Osafune Kiyomitsu (August, 1576)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription:<br \/>\nBizen Koku Osafune Kiyomitsu<br \/>\nTensho 4 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi (August, 1576)<\/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 Bizen Koku Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu.  <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: gold and silver covered layered habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 22.6 cm (8.90 in)<br \/>\nCurvature:  0.1 cm (0.04 in)<br \/>\nMekugi hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 2.39 cm (0.94 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.75 cm (0.30 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 175g <\/p>\n<p>Era: the late Muromachi period, 1576<br \/>\nShape: slightly thick Tanto<br \/>\nJigane: Itame and Mokume intense graine pattern with Chikei and faint Utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Ko-nie base suguha with notare and Gunome with Nizyu-ba and Sunagashi. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Kiyomitsu is known, along with Sukesada, as one of the mass-producing swordsmiths of the late Muromachi period. However, this particular work by Kiyomitsu is a well-made piece, featuring a beautifully forged jigane (steel surface) and a refined hamon (temper line). The presence of a date inscription also suggests that this sword was carefully crafted. <\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" height=\"35%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22%\" height=\"22%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"34%\" height=\"34%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50%\" height=\"50%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25348_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: Bizen Koku Osafune Kiyomitsu Tensho 4 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi (August, 1576) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Bizen Koku Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu. Habaki: gold and silver covered layered habaki Blade Length: 22.6 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28373","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\/28373","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=28373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}