{"id":29007,"date":"2025-11-08T10:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29007"},"modified":"2025-11-08T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:20:35","slug":"as25399-katana%ef%bc%9a-kanenaga-seki-provincetokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/29007\/as25399-katana%ef%bc%9a-kanenaga-seki-provincetokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25399  Katana\uff1a Kanenaga (Seki province)(Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AS25399<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya (Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Kanenaga (Seki province)<br \/>\n\u517c\u9577(\u95a2)<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki: Mino no Kuni Seki Kanenaga<br \/>\nEra: Around Tenbun era (1532\u20131555)<br \/>\nLength: 2 shaku 4 sun 4 bu (approximately 73.9 cm)<br \/>\nDate: April 19, 1959<br \/>\nInscribed by: Miyagata Toun (with ka\u014d)<br \/>\nWe divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis blade is ranked as Jyo Saku among works by Kanenaga (Seki).<br \/>\nHabaki: Double-layered with gold covering<br \/>\nBlade Length: 73.9 cm (29.09 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.15 cm (1.24 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 2.25 cm (0.89 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.68 cm (0.27 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 815 g<br \/>\nEra: Mid-Muromachi period<br \/>\nShape: Wide blade with slightly thick kasane and deeper curvature. An unsigned blade with healthy form.<br \/>\nJigane: Gunome-midare with small ashi. The boshi is long and active, with visible utsuri.<br \/>\nHamon: Made in nioi-deki with gunome-midare. Kinsuji appears within the blade, and the boshi shows a fine midare-komi.<\/p>\n<p>Features: There are several smiths known by the name Kanenaga. This blade is attributed to Kanenaga of Mino (Seki) and has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token designation.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: This sword has a strong mihaba, one mekugi hole, and is in healthy condition. Its deep curvature and extended kissaki contribute to its excellent shape.<\/p>\n<p>Tokubetsu Hozon Token<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper<br \/>\nWhole Oshigata<br \/>\n*Please note: The price does not include shipping fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c40%\" height=\u201c40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25399_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\" height=\u201c70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AS25399 Katana in Shirasaya (Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Kanenaga (Seki province) \u517c\u9577(\u95a2) Sayagaki: Mino no Kuni Seki Kanenaga Era: Around Tenbun era (1532\u20131555) Length: 2 shaku 4 sun 4 bu (approximately 73.9 cm) Date: April 19, 1959 Inscribed by: Miyagata Toun (with ka\u014d) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-29007","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\/29007","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=29007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}