{"id":30403,"date":"2026-02-26T15:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30403"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:51:55","slug":"as25798-wakizashi-hishu-kawachi-no-kami-fujiwara-masahiro-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30403\/as25798-wakizashi-hishu-kawachi-no-kami-fujiwara-masahiro-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25798 Wakizashi: Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi: Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nHishu Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro \u80a5\u5dde\u6cb3\u5185\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u6b63\u5e83<\/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 Jyo Saku for Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Gold-plated double habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 53.9 cm (21.22 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 2<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.37 cm (1.33 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip: 2.52 cm (0.99 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.71 cm (0.28 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 675 g<\/p>\n<p>Shape: wide and thick blade with deep curvature and long kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Koitame and Mokume with much Jinie and fine Chikei.<br \/>\nGrain patterens are also on the Shinogi-ji.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-deki gunome and Notare with Sunagashi, Kinsuji, and Tobiyaki.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nHizen Kawachi no Kami Masahiro signed as Musashi no Kami Masanaga during his father\u2019s lifetime, and after his father\u2019s death, around Kanbun 18 (c. 1678), he received the title of Kawachi no Kami and changed his name to Masahiro.<br \/>\nUnlike many other Hizen smiths, he favored forging midare-ba (irregular temper patterns). This wakizashi has a solid and powerful shape, with abundant nie visible in the jihada and hamon, presenting a brilliant and lively appearance. It is a healthy blade of fine workmanship.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole 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\/25798-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25798_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70%\" height=\"70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakizashi: Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro \u80a5\u5dde\u6cb3\u5185\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u6b63\u5e83 (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Hishu Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro. Habaki: Gold-plated double habaki Blade Length: 53.9 cm (21.22 in) [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-30403","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\/30403","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=30403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}