{"id":32002,"date":"2026-06-16T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=32002"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:51:33","slug":"as26244-consignment-sale-tanto-mumei-unsignedsue-miharanbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/32002\/as26244-consignment-sale-tanto-mumei-unsignedsue-miharanbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26244 (Consignment Sale) Tanto: Mumei (Unsigned)(Sue-Mihara)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS26244 (Consignment Sale)<\/p>\n

Tanto: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Signature: Mumei (Unsigned)(Sue-Mihara)
\n\u7121\u9298(\u672b\u4e09\u539f)<\/p>\n

We classify swords into Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku based on the swordsmith’s skill.
\nAmong unsigned Sue-Mihara works, this piece is ranked as Jyo Saku.
\nHabaki:Copper
\nBlade Length: 21.0 cm (8.27 in)
\nCurvature: 0.0 cm (0.0 in)
\nMekugi Hole: 1
\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.42 cm (0.95 in)
\nThickness (Kasane): 0.60 cm (0.24 in)
\nSword Weight: g
\nEra: Around the mid Muromachi period.
\nShape: A double-edged blade (moroha-zukuri), a form that was also in fashion in Bizen during the same period.
\nJigane: A soft ko-itame hada in which utsuri appears.
\nHamon: Suguha temper line in ko-nie deki. The boshi is slightly pointed and turns back.<\/p>\n

Features: The Sue-Mihara is a group of swordsmiths whose lineage continues from the Kamakura period. Its early smiths are called Ko-Mihara, those of the Muromachi period are called Mihara, and those of the late Muromachi period are called Sue-Mihara.<\/p>\n

Koshirae:
\nTsuba: A suaka (pure copper) tsuba with a polished ground; the rim is bordered with shakudo.
\nFuchikashira: A suaka (pure copper) ground carved with a design.
\nSaya: A scabbard finished with twisted brown and black.
\nMenuki: Carved with a carp and a human figure, decorated in gold iroe (gold coloring).
\nKozuka & Kogatana: Made of bamboo.
\nBashin (horse needle): Made of bamboo.
\nKojiri: A design rendered in gold on an iron ground.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art’s Comment: In the era when this piece was made, double-edged tanto of this kind were in fashion.
\nAgainst the backdrop of a harsh age of continuous warfare, a blade was required to reliably inflict damage on the opponent in actual combat, and it is thought that this sharp, double-edged form was born from that need.
\nGazing at this work while reflecting on the battles of those days, one is again struck by its power and functional beauty.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Hozon Token
\nAoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata
\nPlease note: the price does not include the international shipping fees.<\/p>\n

Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees. <\/p>\n

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