{"id":29620,"date":"2025-12-23T13:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29620"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:35:48","slug":"as25646-wakizashiyamashiro-no-kami-fujiwara-kunikane-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/29620\/as25646-wakizashiyamashiro-no-kami-fujiwara-kunikane-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25646   Wakizashi:Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikane (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25646 <\/p>\n<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription: Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikane<br \/>\n\u5c71\u57ce\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u56fd\u5305 <\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyo Saku for Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikane.<br \/>\nHabaki: Silver single<br \/>\nBlade Length: 53.6 cm (21.10 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 2.99 cm (1.18 in)<br \/>\nWidth at tip(Sakihaba): 2.16 cm (0.85 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.70 cm (0.28 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 570g<br \/>\nEra: the Edo period<br \/>\nShape: A wide blade with a thick kasane, featuring an extended kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane:Well-forged masame-hada with ji-nie and prominent chikei.<br \/>\nHamon:Starts with a straight hamon from the hamachi, then changes into a gunome-midare pattern with pointed gunome, displaying a bright and clear temper. The boshi is yakitsume (ends abruptly).<\/p>\n<p>Features: Kunika&#8217;s father is said to be a descendant of Hojo Sadamune and was a master of masame-hada. The works of the second generation are nearly identical to those of the first. Under the order of Date Masamune, he moved to study under Ecchu no Kami Masatoshi and trained for five years. In 1627, he received the title &#8220;Yamashiro Daijo&#8221;. The second generation is said to be identified by writing the kanji for \u201cKuni\u201d (\u5305) with two dots.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunika was regarded as a master of masame-hada, and many swordsmiths later imitated his style. Especially in the Tohoku region, the influence of Kunika is believed to be the reason for the popularity of masame-hada. This blade features strong activity in the hamon, such as kinsuji and chikei, making it a piece that does not lose its appeal. He active around the Kanbun era.<br \/>\nReceived the title Yamashiro no Kami on November 12, 1667.<br \/>\nPassed away on July 2, 1672 at the age of 61.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25646_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25646 Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Inscription: Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikane \u5c71\u57ce\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u56fd\u5305 We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyo Saku for Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Kunikane. Habaki: Silver single Blade Length: 53.6 cm (21.10 in) Curvature: 1.1 cm [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-29620","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-wakizashi-en","product_cat-sword-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/29620","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=29620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}