{"id":29407,"date":"2025-12-07T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29407"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T04:06:35","slug":"katana-mumei-attributed-to-sa-sadayoshinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/29407\/katana-mumei-attributed-to-sa-sadayoshinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25604 Katana: Mumei (Attributed to Sa Sadayoshi)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25604 <\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Mumei (Attributed to Sa Sadayoshi, \u5de6\u8c9e\u5409)<\/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 among works attributed to Mumei (Hidari Sadayoshi).<\/p>\n<p>Sayagaki(translation ):<br \/>\nChikushu Ju Hidari Sadayoshi<br \/>\nAlthough the blade is O-suriage Mumei, it retains a wide body and a large kissaki, showing the typical form of the Enbun\u2013J\u014dji(1356-1362) period.<br \/>\nThe jigane is a well-forged ko-itame with tight grain, accompanied by thick ji-nie, giving it a strong and vigorous appearance. The hamon is suguha mixed with small gunome, with a thick nioikuchi, and the much nie gleaming brilliantly.<br \/>\nAround the monouchi, the nie becomes especially abundant, showing prominent activities such as yubashiri and nij\u016bba, adding great interest to the blade. The boshi is pointed with hakikake, clearly displaying characteristics of the \u014c-Sa school.<br \/>\nIts gentle hamon leads to its attribution to Sa Sadayoshi.<br \/>\nwritten by Tanzan in April, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Single-layered plain copper with colored finish<br \/>\nBlade Length: 61.6 cm (24.25 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 0.5 cm (0.20 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.15 cm (1.24 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 1.0 cm (0.39 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.58 cm (0.23 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 615 g<\/p>\n<p>Era: Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century <\/p>\n<p>Shape: wide and slightly thin Mitsumun, and almost straight Osuriage blade with big Kissaki<br \/>\nJigane: very fine Koitame hada with much Jinie<br \/>\nHamon: Suguha and Notare with Nie composing Niju-ba and Yubashiri. <\/p>\n<p>Features:O-Samonji (\u014csa), the founder of Samonji and the master of Sadayoshi, was the swordsmith in Kyushu. He broke away from the previous Kyushu style and created a new style in which both the blade and the jigane are bright and brilliant and Chikei and Kinsuji are mixed. <\/p>\n<p>From Aoi-Art:<br \/>\nThe beauty of the jigane is considered a hallmark of the Sa school, and this blade likewise displays a very clear, refined Jigane. Its hamon, calm yet accompanied by nie and rich activities such as nij\u016bba, adds to the overall appeal of the piece.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p>Please note: The price does not include the international shipping fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"33%\" height=\"33%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"27%\" height=\"27%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50%\" height=\"50%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25604sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"45%\" height=\"45%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25604 Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Mumei (Attributed to Sa Sadayoshi, \u5de6\u8c9e\u5409) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works attributed to Mumei (Hidari Sadayoshi). Sayagaki(translation ): Chikushu Ju Hidari Sadayoshi Although [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-29407","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\/29407","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=29407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}