{"id":28467,"date":"2025-09-26T10:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/product\/28467\/as25350-%e7%9f%ad%e5%88%80%e7%82%ba%e9%87%8e%e6%be%a4%e5%ae%b6%e5%ae%88%e8%ad%b7%e7%be%a9%e4%ba%ba%e7%84%a1%e7%9b%a3%e6%9f%bb%e5%88%80%e5%8c%a0-%e5%b9%b3%e6%88%90%e5%85%ad%e5%b9%b4%e6%96%b0\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:15:58","slug":"as25350-%e7%9f%ad%e5%88%80%e7%82%ba%e9%87%8e%e6%be%a4%e5%ae%b6%e5%ae%88%e8%ad%b7%e7%be%a9%e4%ba%ba%e7%84%a1%e7%9b%a3%e6%9f%bb%e5%88%80%e5%8c%a0-%e5%b9%b3%e6%88%90%e5%85%ad%e5%b9%b4%e6%96%b0","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28467\/as25350-%e7%9f%ad%e5%88%80%e7%82%ba%e9%87%8e%e6%be%a4%e5%ae%b6%e5%ae%88%e8%ad%b7%e7%be%a9%e4%ba%ba%e7%84%a1%e7%9b%a3%e6%9f%bb%e5%88%80%e5%8c%a0-%e5%b9%b3%e6%88%90%e5%85%ad%e5%b9%b4%e6%96%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25350  Tanto:Tame Nozawa-ke Shugo Yoshihto(Yoshindo) (Mukansa Tosho) New Year, 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AS25350<\/p>\n<p>Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae, with Box<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nTame Nozawa-ke Shugo Yoshihto(Yoshindo) (Mukansa Tosho)<br \/>\nNew Year, 1994<br \/>\n\u70ba\u91ce\u6fa4\u5bb6\u5b88\u8b77\u7fa9\u4eba(\u7121\u76e3\u67fb\u5200\u5320)<br \/>\n\u5e73\u6210\u516d\u5e74\u65b0\u6625<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki:Made by Yoshihiro Yoshihara<br \/>\nA splendid reproduction of Kanemitsu in the Bizen tradition<br \/>\nFor the protection of the Nozawa family<br \/>\nAuspicious day in Uzuki (April), Heisei 6 (1994) \u2014 Signed Keizan (with seal)<\/p>\n<p>Hakogaki (Box inscription): Protective Sword No. 1<br \/>\nFor the protection of the Nozawa family \u2014 Yoshihito<br \/>\nAuspicious day in Uzuki (April), Heisei 6 (1994) \u2014 Signed Keizan (with seal)<\/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 Yoshihito.<br \/>\nHabaki: Double-layered habaki made of gold and shakud\u014d<br \/>\nBlade Length: 23.0 cm (9.06 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: None<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.16 cm (0.85 in)<br \/>\nThickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.54 cm (0.21 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 120 grams<br \/>\nEra: Heisei 6 (1994)<br \/>\nShape: Long nakago, with a suken carved on the omote and a single groove (bohi) on the ura.<br \/>\nJigane: Well-forged small itame hada with visible utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-based, with kataochi gunome midare. This piece is a reproduction of Kanemitsu, with a pointed boshi and smooth return.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Yoshihara Yoshihito was born in Tokyo in 1943 (Showa 18).<br \/>\nHe studied swordmaking under his grandfather Yoshihara Kuniie, alongside his younger brother Soji.<br \/>\nHe rose to fame as a Mukansa-level smith at the young age of 39, earning the title of a true genius.<br \/>\nEspecially skilled in the Bizen tradition, he succeeded in producing utsuri, which is rare in modern blades.<br \/>\nHis works are preserved in prominent museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.<br \/>\nHe is expected to gain even greater fame as a swordsmith in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nAikuchi Koshirae<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Made of horn<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Glossy black lacquer saya (kuro ro-iro)<br \/>\nMenuki: Solid gold dragon motif in high relief<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: Yoshihito (Yoshihara Yoshihito) is a renowned swordsmith recognized as a Mukansa-level smith, with works collected by overseas museums.<br \/>\nThis piece is expected to appreciate significantly in value.<br \/>\nIt features clear utsuri and is accompanied by a simple koshirae, with menuki made of solid gold.<\/p>\n<p>Includes box<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25350_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AS25350 Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae, with Box Signature: Tame Nozawa-ke Shugo Yoshihto(Yoshindo) (Mukansa Tosho) New Year, 1994 \u70ba\u91ce\u6fa4\u5bb6\u5b88\u8b77\u7fa9\u4eba(\u7121\u76e3\u67fb\u5200\u5320) \u5e73\u6210\u516d\u5e74\u65b0\u6625 Sayagaki:Made by Yoshihiro Yoshihara A splendid reproduction of Kanemitsu in the Bizen tradition For the protection of the Nozawa family Auspicious day in Uzuki (April), Heisei 6 (1994) \u2014 Signed Keizan (with seal) Hakogaki [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28467","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\/28467","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=28467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}