{"id":30067,"date":"2026-01-31T10:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30067"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:16:09","slug":"as25250-katana-hizen-no-kuni-tadayoshi-%e8%82%a5%e5%89%8d%e5%9b%bd%e5%bf%a0%e5%90%89%e3%80%80not-guaranteednbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30067\/as25250-katana-hizen-no-kuni-tadayoshi-%e8%82%a5%e5%89%8d%e5%9b%bd%e5%bf%a0%e5%90%89%e3%80%80not-guaranteednbthk-tokubetsu-kicho-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25250   Katana: Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi \u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u5fe0\u5409\u3000(*Not Guaranteed)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25250 <\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi \u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u5fe0\u5409\u3000(*Not Guaranteed)<\/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 Jyo Saku (high-grade) among works attributed to Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi (*Not Guaranteed).<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Double-layered, gold-covered<br \/>\nBlade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 2 bu \u2013 70.3 cm (27.68 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 6 bu \u2013 1.8 cm (0.71 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.28 cm (1.29 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 2.11 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.69 cm (0.27 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 775 grams<br \/>\nEra: Late Edo period<\/p>\n<p>Shape: wide and thick blade with deep curvature.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Ko-itame hada<br \/>\nHamon: Ko-nie suguha and Notare. <\/p>\n<p>Features: NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token is attached, but the authenticity of the signature is not guaranteed.<br \/>\nPersonally, I believe this is a later-generation Hizen sword.<br \/>\nThe Tokubetsu Kicho certificate was issued in Showa 28 (1953), making it quite old, and since the certificate does not include a reference number, it cannot be verified against official records.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper<br \/>\nWhole 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\/25250-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17%\" height=\"17%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25250_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a>\u3000  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25250 Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token) Signature: Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi \u80a5\u524d\u56fd\u5fe0\u5409\u3000(*Not Guaranteed) We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyo Saku (high-grade) among works attributed to Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi (*Not Guaranteed). Habaki: Double-layered, gold-covered [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-30067","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\/30067","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=30067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}