{"id":28738,"date":"2025-10-16T13:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=28738"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:57:25","slug":"as22545-katana-enju-kunihidefebruary-1805-nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/28738\/as22545-katana-enju-kunihidefebruary-1805-nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25245 Katana: Enju Kunihide(February 1805) (NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Enju Kunihide \u5ef6\u5bff\u570b\u79c0<br \/>\nBunka 2 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi \u6587\u5316\u4e8c\u5e74\u4e8c\u6708\u65e5\u3000(February 1805)<\/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 Jyojyo Saku (upper-high grade) among works by Enju Kunihide.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Single-layered<br \/>\nBlade Length: 75.3 cm (29.64 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.7 cm (1.06 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.34 cm (1.31 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.41 cm (0.95 in)<br \/>\nThickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.80 cm (0.31 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 935 g<br \/>\nEra: Late Edo period, around 1805<\/p>\n<p>Shape: long, broad blade with deep curvature and long kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Koitame hada with partially intense grain patterns.<br \/>\nHamon: Gunome and Notare with thick Nioikuchi, with Koashi, Sunagashi and Kinsuji. Boshi is midare and turns back. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nEnju Kunihide is said to be a descendant of the Enju school and studied under H\u014dki-no-kami Masayuki and Suishinshi Masahide.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae: Higo-style Mounting<br \/>\nTsuba: Iron rounded tsuba<br \/>\nFuchikashira: shakudo base carved with a design of waves<br \/>\nMenuki: a design of shells <\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment:<br \/>\nThe sword comes with Higo-style koshirae in keeping with the maker. The blade is a magnificent work with a bold, imposing shape. <\/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\/25245-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31%\" height=\"31%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60%\" height=\"60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25245_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Signature: Enju Kunihide \u5ef6\u5bff\u570b\u79c0 Bunka 2 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi \u6587\u5316\u4e8c\u5e74\u4e8c\u6708\u65e5\u3000(February 1805) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku (upper-high grade) among works by Enju Kunihide. Habaki: Single-layered Blade Length: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-28738","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\/28738","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=28738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}