{"id":28483,"date":"2026-04-08T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=28483"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:47:08","slug":"as25433-katana-sakuyoshi-takemura-masaaki-jokeishi-masaaki-kaei-6-nen-chushun-mid-spring1853-tokubetsu-hozon-token-nbthk-kicho-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28483\/as25433-katana-sakuyoshi-takemura-masaaki-jokeishi-masaaki-kaei-6-nen-chushun-mid-spring1853-tokubetsu-hozon-token-nbthk-kicho-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26091 Katana: Sakuy\u014dshi Takemura Masaaki (J\u014dkeishi Masaaki) (1853) (Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Kicho Token)<\/p>\n

Signature:
\nSakuy\u014dshi Takemura Masaaki \u4f5c\u967d\u58eb\u7af9\u6751\u6b63\u660e(\uff1dJ\u014dkeishi Masaaki\u3000\u57ce\u6176\u5b50\u6b63\u660e)
\nKaei 6 Nen Chushun \u5609\u6c38\u516d\u5e74\u4ef2\u6625 (Mid-Spring,1853)
\nMade upon request by Tanaka Mitsuaki\u3000\u5fdc\u7530\u4e2d\u5149\u660e\u9700<\/p>\n

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis work is ranked as Saijyo Saku (Highest Grade) among the works of Takemura Masaaki.<\/p>\n

Habaki: Gold foil single Habaki
\nBlade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun \u2013 69.7 cm (27.44 in)
\nCurvature: 6 bu 5 rin \u2013 approx. 1.97 cm (0.78 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.09 cm (1.22 in)
\nWidth at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.08 cm (0.82 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.68 cm (0.27 in)
\nSword Weight: 750 g<\/p>\n

Era: late Edo period, around Kaei era\u3000(1853)
\nShape: wid and deeply carved long blade
\nJigane: Fine Koitame hada looking plane jigane
\nHamon: Choji and Sakasa Choji with thick and soft Nioikuchi. <\/p>\n

Features:
\nMasamasa was a swordsmith from Tsuyama in Okayama Province. He later went to Edo, where he studied under Hosokawa Masayoshi. Afterwards, he worked in Fukagawa, Edo, as a domain swordsmith for the Echizen Matsudaira clan of Tsuyama.<\/p>\n

At the time, many swordsmiths followed the revivalist sword theory advocated by Suishinshi Masahide\u2014which regarded old swords as the ideal\u2014and produced blades with a pronounced curvature like this piece.
\nAmong them, Masayoshi, like his master Masayoshi, forged flamboyant Ichimonji-like choji-midare temper patterns. He also shares similarities with Masayoshi in signatures such as \u201cSakuy\u014d-shi (Shi basically means Samurai)\u201d and in the file marks strongly carved on the tang.
\nThis work can be regarded as one of the smith\u2019s finest achievements, featuring a superb choji-midare temper pattern. It is likely that its exceptional quality is largely due to it having been a special-order piece. The identity of the patron, Tanaka Mitsuaki, remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: round iron tusba carved with water flaws and maple leaves.
\nKurigata: iron base, carved with bamboo leaves.
\nFuchikashira: iron base carved with bamboo leaves and a crescent moon.
\nKojiri: Iron base with a maple leaf motif.
\nMenuki: a design of Shishi-dog. <\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate
\nNBTHK Kicho Token Certificate
\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (NBTHK Kicho Token) Signature: Sakuy\u014dshi Takemura Masaaki \u4f5c\u967d\u58eb\u7af9\u6751\u6b63\u660e(\uff1dJ\u014dkeishi Masaaki\u3000\u57ce\u6176\u5b50\u6b63\u660e) Kaei 6 Nen Chushun \u5609\u6c38\u516d\u5e74\u4ef2\u6625 (Mid-Spring,1853) Made upon request by Tanaka Mitsuaki\u3000\u5fdc\u7530\u4e2d\u5149\u660e\u9700 We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This work is ranked as Saijyo Saku (Highest Grade) […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28483","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\/28483","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=28483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}