{"id":30559,"date":"2026-03-11T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T02:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=30559"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T04:42:38","slug":"as25701-wakizashi-mumei-sue-sa-o-sa-school-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30559\/as25701-wakizashi-mumei-sue-sa-o-sa-school-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25701. Wakizashi: Mumei (Sue-Sa \/ O-Sa school).(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS25701.<\/p>\n

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token).<\/p>\n

Signature: Mumei (Sue-Sa \/ O-Sa school).
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(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
\nThis work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for a Mumei (Sue-Sa \/ O-Sa school) piece.
\nHabaki: Solid copper, single piece.
\nBlade Length: 48.6 cm (19.13 in).
\nCurvature: 1.0 cm (0.39 in).
\nMekugi Hole: 2.
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.78 cm (1.09 in).
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in).
\nSword Weight: grams.
\nShape: A Naginata-naoshi piece that was originally longer.
\nJigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada, forming a refined and excellent steel surface.
\nHamon: Nie-deki, a notare hamon mixed with suguha, with sunagashi and kinsuji working within the temper line, and tobiyaki appearing on the shinogi-ji.<\/p>\n

Features: Sue-Sa refers to the Samonji school and indicates swordsmiths active in the Nanbokucho period (1336\u20131392).
\nThey were disciples and members of the O-Sa lineage, and many smiths of this group were active during the Nanbokucho period.
\nAmong them, signed works exist by smiths such as Yasuyoshi, Yukihiro, and Kunihiro.
\nHowever, these works are generally limited to tanto and wakizashi.
\nThis piece is a Naginata-naoshi work with an enduring and appealing character.
\nThe jigane is excellent and healthy, with tobiyaki appearing on the shinogi-ji, and the hamon is a notare mixed with suguha.<\/p>\n

Koshirae.
\nTsuba: Shakudo polished ground tsuba.
\nSaya (Scabbard): Black roiro lacquered saya.
\nFuchikashira: Shakudo nanako ground with paulownia crests in gold.
\nMenuki: Shakudo ground with a high-relief design of Hotei, partially finished with gold coloring.
\nKozuka: Solid copper nanako ground with a high-relief design of figures and animals with gold coloring.
\nKogatana included.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: The O-Sa school often shows well-forged jigane resembling the Soshu tradition, similar to works of Samonji.
\nThis piece was originally made in the style of a naginata and later shortened and reshaped into a wakizashi, giving a strong sense of its old period.
\nIf you wish to have the saya relacquered, we can arrange it separately for 15,000 yen.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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