{"id":31544,"date":"2026-05-17T12:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T03:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31544"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T03:15:13","slug":"as25810-wakizashi-mumeiunsigned-naoe-shizunbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31544\/as25810-wakizashi-mumeiunsigned-naoe-shizunbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25810 Wakizashi: Mumei(Unsigned) (Naoe Shizu)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25810<\/p>\n<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Mumei(Unsigned) (Naoe Shizu \u76f4\u6c5f\u5fd7\u6d25)<\/p>\n<p>(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).<br \/>\nThis work ranks as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Mumei(Unsigned) (Naoe Shizu).<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Double-layer silver-covered habaki.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 39.8cm (15.67in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.5cm (0.59in)<br \/>\nMekugi-ana: 2<br \/>\nMotohaba: 2.96cm (1.17in)<br \/>\nKasane: 0.69cm (0.27in)<br \/>\nSword Weight: 420 grams<\/p>\n<p>Era: Nanbokucho period (1336-1392)<br \/>\nJigane: Fine and packed ko-itame with thick ji-nie, accompanied by yubashiri and utsuri.<br \/>\nHammon: Nie-deki, notare mixed with gunome, featuring tobiyaki, sunagashi, and frequent kinsuji activities.<\/p>\n<p>Special Features:<br \/>\nShizu was originally the name of a region in Mino Province. Kaneuji, who is counted among one of the Masamune Juttetsu (Masamune&#8217;s 10 students), settled in this area and produced swords, becoming known as Shizu Saburo Kaneuji after the place name. Later, his disciples such as Kanetomo, Kanetsugu, Kaneshige, and Kanenobu moved to Naoe in Mino Province, and they came to be collectively called Naoe Shizu.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, this work resembles the style of Hasebe, and utsuri. The blade displays an abundance of activities in both the jigane and hammon, making it a highly captivating work with many points of appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae: Aikuchi Koshirae<br \/>\nSaya: Black roiro lacquered saya.<br \/>\nMenuki: Flower design with gold-colored decoration<br \/>\nFuchikashira: made of Horn<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole 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\/2025\/25810-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25810_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25810 Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Mumei(Unsigned) (Naoe Shizu \u76f4\u6c5f\u5fd7\u6d25) (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). This work ranks as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Mumei(Unsigned) (Naoe Shizu). Habaki: Double-layer silver-covered habaki. Blade Length: 39.8cm (15.67in) [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31544","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-wakizashi-en","product_cat-sword-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31544","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=31544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}