{"id":30795,"date":"2026-03-26T13:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30795"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:18:44","slug":"as22739-katana-sanryu-fujiwara-masamine-tsukuru-koresumitani-masamine1982","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/30795\/as22739-katana-sanryu-fujiwara-masamine-tsukuru-koresumitani-masamine1982\/","title":{"rendered":"AS22739 Tachi: Sanryu Fujiwara Masamine Tsukuru Kore(Sumitani Masamine)(1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tachi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription:<br \/>\nSanryu Fujiwara Masamine Tsukuru Kore \u5098\u7b20\u85e4\u539f\u6b63\u5cef\u4f5c\u4e4b<br \/>\nMizunoe-inu 8 gatsu hi \u58ec\u620c\u516b\u6708\u65e5 (August 1982)<\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Saijyo Saku for Sumirani Masamine. <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: gold-plated double habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 73.8 cm (29.06 in)<br \/>\nCurvature:  2.6 cm (1.02 in)<br \/>\na number of peg hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base(Motohaba): 3.4 cm (1.34 in)<br \/>\nWidth at tip(Sakihaba): 2.4 cm (0.94 in)<br \/>\nThickness: 0.7 cm (0.28 in)<br \/>\nBlade Weight: 850 g <\/p>\n<p>Era: modern times 1982<br \/>\nShape: wide and thick blade with big curvature and short kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Koitame hada with bright Ji-nie<br \/>\nHamon: Niedeki Gunoem and Choji midare with thick and soft Nioikuchi, and Sunagashi. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Sumitani Masamine (1921\u20131998), born in Ishikawa Prefecture, was a distinguished Japanese swordsmith and was designated a Living National Treasure in 1981.<br \/>\nAfter training under Sakurai Masayuki, he established his own forge, Sanryutei, in Matsuto, Ishikawa, and produced many notable works.<br \/>\nThis work features the flamboyant midare Hamon for which Masamine pecialized in. The blade is richly covered in nie overall, with a bright and deep nioiguchi forming a lively gunome-midare, further enhanced by sunagashi, resulting in a splendid and vibrant piece.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu 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\/25739-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25%\" height=\"25%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25739paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"65%\" height=\"65%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tachi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Inscription: Sanryu Fujiwara Masamine Tsukuru Kore \u5098\u7b20\u85e4\u539f\u6b63\u5cef\u4f5c\u4e4b Mizunoe-inu 8 gatsu hi \u58ec\u620c\u516b\u6708\u65e5 (August 1982) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Saijyo Saku for Sumirani Masamine. Habaki: gold-plated double habaki Blade Length: 73.8 cm (29.06 in) Curvature: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-30795","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\/30795","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=30795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}