{"id":31006,"date":"2026-04-09T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=31006"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:27:54","slug":"as25784-katana-sakuyo-bakka-shi-hosokawa-masamori1864nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31006\/as25784-katana-sakuyo-bakka-shi-hosokawa-masamori1864nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25784 Katana: Sakuy\u014d Bakka-shi Hosokawa Masamori(1864)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature:
\nSakuy\u014d Bakka-shi Hosokawa Masamori withe a stamped mark.
\n\u4f5c\u967d\u5e55\u4e0b\u58eb\u7d30\u5ddd\u6b63\u5b88
\nGenji Gan Kou-shi nen Chushu Bi (Mid-Autumn day, 1864)
\n\u5143\u6cbb\u5143\u7532\u5b50\u5e74\u4e2d\u79cb\u65e5<\/p>\n

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
\nThe workmanship of this piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Hosokawa Masamori.<\/p>\n

Habaki: Gold-plated double habaki.
\nBlade Length: 71.4 cm (28.11 in)
\nCurvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.34 cm (1.31 in)
\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.46 cm (0.97 in)
\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.77 cm (0.30 in)
\nSword Weight: 940 g
\nEra: the late Edo period (1864)<\/p>\n

Shape: wide blade with big kissaki. The ububa remains.
\nJigane: packed and fine Jigane with much Jinie attached, and Chikei works well.
\nHamon: Nie-deki, Choji and Gunome midare with Ashi, Yo and long and frequent Sunagashi. Nioikuchi is thich and somewhat subdued. <\/p>\n

Features:
\nShinshinto: Chujo-saku: Musashi.
\nHosokawa Masamori was the son of Hosokawa Masayoshi, and like his father, he inscribed \u201cSakuy\u014d Bakka-shi\u201d along with a stamped mark. The tang also shares the characteristic of having bold and clearly carved file marks.
\nThis work is particularly excellent for its bright jigane and rich activities in the hamon. It is in healthy condition and retains its original cutting edge (ubu-ba).<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: iron base, carved with a river and water birds.
\nInscription: Myochin Soshu (non guaranteed)
\nFuchikashira: iron base carved with a design of pinetrees.
\nMenuki: a design of plants. <\/p>\n

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

Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees.
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Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Sakuy\u014d Bakka-shi Hosokawa Masamori withe a stamped mark. \u4f5c\u967d\u5e55\u4e0b\u58eb\u7d30\u5ddd\u6b63\u5b88 Genji Gan Kou-shi nen Chushu Bi (Mid-Autumn day, 1864) \u5143\u6cbb\u5143\u7532\u5b50\u5e74\u4e2d\u79cb\u65e5 (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). The workmanship of this piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Hosokawa […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31006","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-katana-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31006","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=31006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}