{"id":31331,"date":"2026-05-03T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31331"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:53:26","slug":"as26164-katana-houshu-takada-ju-fujiwara-saneyukinbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31331\/as26164-katana-houshu-takada-ju-fujiwara-saneyukinbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26164 Katana: Houshu Takada Ju Fujiwara Saneyuki(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26164 (Consignment Sale)<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription:<br \/>\nHoushu Takada Ju Fujiwara Saneyuki \u8c4a\u5dde\u9ad8\u7530\u4f4f\u85e4\u539f\u5b9f\u884c<\/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 Fujiwara Saneyuki. <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Silver single Habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 54.6 cm (21.50 in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in)<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.07 cm (1.21 in)<br \/>\nWidth at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.12 cm (0.83 in)<br \/>\nThickness (Kasane): 0.72 cm (0.28 in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 510 grams<\/p>\n<p>Era: the early Edo period, circa early 17th century<br \/>\nShape: wide blade featuring a noticeable difference in width between the base and the tip.<br \/>\nJigane: Fine ko-itame hada, well-forged and tightly packed, with ji-nie.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-based, with a deep nioikuchi, forming a midare pattern of gunome and choji. <\/p>\n<p>Features: Fujiwara Saneyuki was a swordsmith of the Bungo Takada school. This work has a solid, robust shape, with a bright appearance characterized by nie in both the jigane and hamon. Among Takada works, it can be regarded as particularly flamboyant.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba featuring a motif of a crescent moon and a boat.<br \/>\nFuchi: Shakudo nanako base carved with a phoenix.<br \/>\nKashira: Yamagane base<br \/>\nMenuki: a design is unknown. <\/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 shipping fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26164paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75%\" height=\"75%\" \/><\/a>  \u3000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26164 (Consignment Sale) Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: Houshu Takada Ju Fujiwara Saneyuki \u8c4a\u5dde\u9ad8\u7530\u4f4f\u85e4\u539f\u5b9f\u884c We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Fujiwara Saneyuki. Habaki: Silver single Habaki Blade Length: 54.6 cm (21.50 in) Curvature: 1.4 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31331","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\/31331","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=31331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}