{"id":30298,"date":"2026-02-18T12:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30298"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:08:54","slug":"as25804-wakizashi-iga-no-kami-fujiwara-kinmichi-2nd-generatino-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30298\/as25804-wakizashi-iga-no-kami-fujiwara-kinmichi-2nd-generatino-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25804 Wakizashi: Iga-no-kami Fujiwara Kinmichi (2nd generatino) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription:<br \/>\n(Kiku-mon) Iga-no-kami Fujiwara Kinmichi (2nd generatino)<br \/>\n\u4f0a\u8cc0\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u91d1\u9053<br \/>\nNihon Kaji Sosho (Master Swordsmith of Japan) \u65e5\u672c\u935b\u6cbb\u60e3\u5320 <\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kinmichi 2nd generatino. <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: gold-plated double habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 41.8 cm (16.46 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.0 cm (0.39 in)<br \/>\nA number of Mekugi hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 3.14 cm (1.24 in)<br \/>\nWidth at tip(Sakihaba): 2.27 cm (0.89 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.66 cm (0.26 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 425g <\/p>\n<p>Era: the early Edo period around Manji, circa mid 17th century<br \/>\nShape: Wide blade with slight curvature.<br \/>\nJigane: fine Jigane with much Ji-nie<br \/>\nHamon: Notare and Gunome with rough Nie consisting Sunagashi and Kinsuji. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Shinto: Chu-Jo Saku: Wazamono: Yamashiro<br \/>\nThe 1st-generation Iga no Kami Kinmichi moved to Kyoto with his father Seki Kinmichi, his brothers Izumi no Kami Kinmichi, Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi, and Etchu no Kami Masatoshi, where each became active in their craft. From the second generation Kinmichi, he was granted the title of &#8220;Nihon Kaji Sosho&#8221; (Chief Swordsmith of Japan). From then on, the title &#8220;Iga no Kami&#8221; and &#8220;Nihon Kaji Sosho&#8221; were inherited, and carved the chrysanthemum crest on the tang. <\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p>Please note: The price does not include the international shipping fees.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"33%\" height=\"33%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"27%\" height=\"27%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25804_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Inscription: (Kiku-mon) Iga-no-kami Fujiwara Kinmichi (2nd generatino) \u4f0a\u8cc0\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u91d1\u9053 Nihon Kaji Sosho (Master Swordsmith of Japan) \u65e5\u672c\u935b\u6cbb\u60e3\u5320 We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kinmichi 2nd generatino. Habaki: gold-plated double habaki Blade Length: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-30298","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\/30298","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=30298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}