{"id":29908,"date":"2026-01-18T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=29908"},"modified":"2026-01-18T13:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:40:39","slug":"as25644-katana-mumeiden-motoshigenbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/29908\/as25644-katana-mumeiden-motoshigenbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25644 Katana: Mumei(Den Motoshige)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Mumei (Den Motoshige \u5143\u91cd)
\nGold Inlaid inscription: Seiko \u9752\u6e56<\/p>\n

Sayagaki: (authenticity is unknown)
\nBizen-Koku Motoshige \u2013 G\u014d (sword name): Seiko \u9752\u6e56
\nProvenance: Kaga Maeda Family
\nO-suriage Mumei with inlaid inscription
\nEra: Around Kenmu (1334\u20131338)
\nLength: 1 shaku 9 sun 8 bu (approx. 60.0 cm)
\nWritten in the last month of the year K\u014dshi (Showa 60, 1985)
\nHon\u2019ami Nissh\u016b <\/p>\n

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
\nThis work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among unsigned works attributed to Motoshige.<\/p>\n

Habaki: Gold-plated single-piece with plum blossom motif family crest.
\nBlade Length: 60.2 cm (23.70 in)
\nCurvature: 2.0 cm (0.79 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 2
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.25 cm (1.28 in)
\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.54 cm (1.00 in)
\nThickness of Rim (Kasane): 0.69 cm (0.27 in)
\nSword Weight: 665 g<\/p>\n

Era: Late Kamakura period to Nanbokucho (late 13th to early 14th century)<\/p>\n

Shape: wide and O-suriage(shortened) blade with small curvature and big kissaki.
\nJigane: fine Koitame hada with fine Jinie looks plain and clear with Utsuri.
\nHamon:Nie-based, ko-gunome with faint Kinsuji and Sunagashi. <\/p>\n

Features:
\nOsafune Motoshige was a Bizen swordsmith active from the late Kamakura period through the Nanbokuch\u014d period. In the past, it was believed that there were two separate smiths\u2014an \u201cOld Motoshige\u201d and a Motoshige as a pupils of Sadamune\u2014but there is also a view that they were in fact the same individual.<\/p>\n

According to the sayagaki, the sword is recorded as having been handed down through the Kaga clan, Maeda family. The gold inlay inscription states \u201cSeiko(\u9752\u6e56, which means blue lake),\u201d but further details are unknown.
\nWhile the authenticity of the stated provenance can no longer be confirmed today, the registration certificate issued in 1962 states \u201cDen Miike,\u201d suggesting that the sword may once have been believed to be a Miike work.<\/p>\n

In any case, the sword itself is of very fine quality, and the jigane is especially clear and exceptionally beautiful.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
\nAoi Art estimation paper
\nWhole Oshigata<\/p>\n

Please note: The price does not include the international shipping fees.
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