{"id":31211,"date":"2026-04-24T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31211"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:11:21","slug":"af26119-kozukaunsigned%ef%bc%9a-hyotan-namazu-gourd-and-catfish","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31211\/af26119-kozukaunsigned%ef%bc%9a-hyotan-namazu-gourd-and-catfish\/","title":{"rendered":"AF26119 Kozuka:Unsigned\uff1a Hy\u014dtan Namazu (Gourd and Catfish)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AF26119<br \/>\nKozuka: Hy\u014dtan Namazu (Gourd and Catfish)<br \/>\nSignature: Unsigned<\/p>\n<p>Dimensions: 9.66 cm \u00d7 1.45 cm (3.80 in \u00d7 0.57 in)<\/p>\n<p>Period: Edo period<\/p>\n<p>Description:<br \/>\nA shakud\u014d nanako-ground kozuka depicting a gourd and catfish design, executed in high-relief carving with gold and silver iro-e inlay.The \u201cHy\u014dtan Namazu\u201d (gourd and catfish) motif symbolizes something elusive and difficult to grasp. Because it conveys the idea of evading capture and successfully escaping an enemy, it was favored by samurai as a form of good-luck charm. For this reason, it became a relatively common and popular theme in sword fittings and related accessories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26119.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26119paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26119paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AF26119 Kozuka: Hy\u014dtan Namazu (Gourd and Catfish) Signature: Unsigned Dimensions: 9.66 cm \u00d7 1.45 cm (3.80 in \u00d7 0.57 in) Period: Edo period Description: A shakud\u014d nanako-ground kozuka depicting a gourd and catfish design, executed in high-relief carving with gold and silver iro-e inlay.The \u201cHy\u014dtan Namazu\u201d (gourd and catfish) motif symbolizes something elusive and [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31211","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-fittings-en","product_cat-kozuka-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31211","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=31211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}