{"id":30430,"date":"2026-02-28T12:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30430"},"modified":"2026-02-28T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:59:57","slug":"as25296-katana-izumo-koku-ju-kawasima-zenzaemon-minamoto-tadayoshi-sakufirst-generationnbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30430\/as25296-katana-izumo-koku-ju-kawasima-zenzaemon-minamoto-tadayoshi-sakufirst-generationnbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25296 Katana: Izumo Koku Ju Kawasima Zenzaemon Minamoto Tadayoshi Saku(First Generation)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription:<br \/>\n\u51fa\u96f2\u56fd\u4f4f\u5ddd\u5cf6\u5584\u5de6\u885b\u9580\u6e90\u5fe0\u5584\u4f5c<br \/>\nIzumo Koku Ju Kawasima Zenzaemon Minamoto Tadayoshi Saku<br \/>\n\u7687\u7d00\u4e8c\u5343\u516d\u767e\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5 Koki 2600 Nen Kinen<\/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 JyoJyo Saku. <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: copper single habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 67.3cm (26.5in)<br \/>\nCurvature:  1.52cm (0.60in)<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 3.27 cm (1.29 in)<br \/>\nWidth at tip(Sakihaba): 2.17 cm (0.85 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.62 cm (0.24 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 730g <\/p>\n<p>Era: 1940<br \/>\nShape: wide and almost straight blade with sharp kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Ko-itame hada with Komoku with much Jinie.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-deki Ko-gunome and Ko-choji midare with Ashi. <\/p>\n<p>Features: The first-generation Kawashima Tadayoshi was a swordsmith from Shimane, born in 1892. He received high recognition in the Seidai T\u014dsh\u014d Iretsu Ichiran, a ranking list that evaluated contemporary swordsmiths of the time. His son, the second-generation Tadayoshi, who succeeded his father, was certified as Mukansa (exempt from competition appraisal). <\/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\/25296-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"38%\" height=\"38%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25296_p.jpg\n\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\" height=\u201c70%\" \/><\/a>  \u3000 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: \u51fa\u96f2\u56fd\u4f4f\u5ddd\u5cf6\u5584\u5de6\u885b\u9580\u6e90\u5fe0\u5584\u4f5c Izumo Koku Ju Kawasima Zenzaemon Minamoto Tadayoshi Saku \u7687\u7d00\u4e8c\u5343\u516d\u767e\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5 Koki 2600 Nen Kinen We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for JyoJyo Saku. Habaki: copper single habaki Blade Length: 67.3cm (26.5in) Curvature: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-30430","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\/30430","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=30430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}