{"id":31518,"date":"2026-05-16T11:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31518"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:29:19","slug":"as26051-katanaosaka-gassan-sadakazu-sakustamped-meiji-30-nen-8-gatsu-hinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31518\/as26051-katanaosaka-gassan-sadakazu-sakustamped-meiji-30-nen-8-gatsu-hinbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26051  Katana:Osaka Gassan Sadakazu Saku(stamped) Meiji 30 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26051<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature :\u3000Osaka Gassan Sadakazu Saku(stamped)<br \/>\nMeiji 30 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi \u3000<br \/>\nMotte Soushu Kamakura  Masamune  Den\u3000<br \/>\n\u5927\u962a\u6708\u5c71\u8c9e\u4e00\u4f5c\uff08\u523b\u5370\uff09<br \/>\n\u660e\u6cbb\u4e09\u5341\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u65e5\u3000\u4ee5\u76f8\u5dde\u938c\u5009\u6b63\u5b97\u4f1d\u3000<br \/>\n(Translation: Made by Osaka Gassan Sadakazu in August, Meiji 30. It was made by Soushu Kamakura Masamuneden.)<\/p>\n<p>(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku, Jyo saku, and regular saku)<br \/>\nThis sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku  ranking.<br \/>\nThe blade was 26.37polished.<br \/>\nHabaki:\u3000Gold foiled double habaki.<br \/>\nBlade length: 67.0 cm or 26.37inches.<br \/>\nSori:2.0 cm or 0.78inches.<br \/>\nMekugi:  1<br \/>\nWidth at the hamachi: 2.85cm or 1.12inches.<br \/>\nWidth at the Kissaki: 2.0 cm or 0.78inches.<br \/>\nKasane: 0.64 cm or 0.39inches.<br \/>\nThe weight of the sword: 640 grams.<br \/>\nEra: Meiji 30.<br \/>\nShape: the blade is broad and has longer Kissaki and Ububa left. Sori is deep and Kissaki is long: beautiful shape.<br \/>\nJigane: Koitamehada filled with lines: finally becomes plain.<br \/>\nHamon: Niedeki Gunomemidare. Ashi works well, Kinsuji also works. Boshi turns back round.<\/p>\n<p>Special Feature:The word \u201cMotte Soshu Kamakura Masamune Den\u201d is engraved on the Nakago. Gassan Minamoto Sadakazu(Sadakazu the 2nd) was born in Meiji 40(1907) in Osaka-city, as the 3rd son of Gassan Sadakatsu. He started making swords at the age of 13. His first Mei is Sadamitsu. He exhibited his work for the first time in the 1st Osaka-city Art Institute Exhibition, and he got an award there, again for the first time. After that Japan has lost the WW2 and GHQ \tbanned making swords. However, he opened a new Dojo in Miwa, Sakurai-city in Showa40. Next year, he succeeded the name \u201cSadakazu\u201d, and he got the best award in Shinsaku Meitoten Exhibition in the 3 successive years. In Showa 46, he was accredited as the important intangible cultural property, and in Showa 54, he got the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. He kept on \t\tmaking swords until Heisei 7.(1995) This work is a work after he had \tbeen accredited as the important intangible cultural property. The body is broad and thick, well balanced compared to the body. Jigane is clear and elaborate. It has an engraving of \u201cMotte Soshu Kamakura Masamune Den\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From Aoi Art: From Meiji 28 til 28, the demands for the Gunto were really high because of a series of wars such as Russia-Japan War or China-Japan War. When Gassan Sadakatsu became 70 years old, Gassan Sadakatsu made almost all the works instead of his father. \tFortunately, Sadakatsu had mastered Soshuden, Masamekitae, Gassan Ayasugihada, and Soshu Kamakura Masamuneden like this work, so he could succeed his father. However, those days Sadakazu \thaven\u2019t quitted yet. <\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p>Please note: The price does not include the international shipping fees. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c40%\" height=\u201c40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26051_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\" height=\u201c70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26051 Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature :\u3000Osaka Gassan Sadakazu Saku(stamped) Meiji 30 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi \u3000 Motte Soushu Kamakura Masamune Den\u3000 \u5927\u962a\u6708\u5c71\u8c9e\u4e00\u4f5c\uff08\u523b\u5370\uff09 \u660e\u6cbb\u4e09\u5341\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u65e5\u3000\u4ee5\u76f8\u5dde\u938c\u5009\u6b63\u5b97\u4f1d\u3000 (Translation: Made by Osaka Gassan Sadakazu in August, Meiji 30. It was made by Soushu Kamakura Masamuneden.) (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31518","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\/31518","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=31518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}