{"id":29430,"date":"2025-12-09T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29430"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:23:07","slug":"as24171-katana%ef%bc%9ayokoyama-kaganosuke-fujiwara-sukenaga-kikumon-ichi-bizen-osafune-shi-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/29430\/as24171-katana%ef%bc%9ayokoyama-kaganosuke-fujiwara-sukenaga-kikumon-ichi-bizen-osafune-shi-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24171  Katana\uff1aYokoyama Kaganosuke Fujiwara Sukenaga (Kikumon) Ichi Bizen Osafune-shi (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS24171<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Yokoyama Kaganosuke Fujiwara Sukenaga<br \/>\n(Kikumon) Ichi Bizen Osafune-shi<br \/>\n\u6a2a\u5c71\u52a0\u8cc0\u4ecb\u85e4\u539f\u7950\u6c38<br \/>\n(\u83ca\u7d0b)\u4e00\u5099\u524d\u9577\u8239\u58eb<\/p>\n<p>Shinshinto: Jyo Saku: Bizen<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Silver-plated single-piece<br \/>\nBlade Length: 69.3 cm (27.28 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.02 cm (1.19 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 2.02 cm (0.79 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.76 cm (0.30 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 700 g<br \/>\nEra: Late Edo period (Late 1800s)<\/p>\n<p>Shape:<br \/>\nThis sword has a wide body, thick kasane, and deep curvature with an extended kissaki.<\/p>\n<p>Jigane:<br \/>\nThe ko-itame hada is well-forged, and the grain is clearly visible.<\/p>\n<p>Hamon:<br \/>\nStarting with a straight hamon at the hamachi, then transitioning to a midare (irregular) hamon of gunome, with a slightly tightened feel in the pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nYokoyama Kaganosuke Fujiwara Sukenaga and Sukekane created unique works to preserve their traditions.<br \/>\nThey mainly focused on producing such works themselves, and later taught these methods to their disciples such as Suketaka and others.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Round-shaped Nanban tsuba<br \/>\nFuchi: Made of plain copper<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Black lacquered leather<br \/>\nMenuki: Copper base with a design of chili peppers<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment:<br \/>\nHe was the second son of Sukehira.<br \/>\nHis elder brother Sukemori became an adopted son of the Sukesada family.<br \/>\nSukenaga then succeeded his father Sukehira and identified himself as the 56th generation descendant of Tomonari.<br \/>\nHe signed as (Kikumon) Ichi Bizen Osafune-shi.<br \/>\nYokoyama Kaganosuke Fujiwara Sukenaga and Yokoyama Sukekane were highly skilled in creating well-controlled gunome and choji-midare patterns, producing highly attractive works.<\/p>\n<p>Whole Oshigata<br \/>\nNBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token Certificate<br \/>\nNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate<br \/>\nAoiArt estimation pape<\/p>\n<p>Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2024\/24171koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku. Habaki: Silver-plated single-piece Blade [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-29430","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\/29430","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=29430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}