{"id":32116,"date":"2026-06-24T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=32116"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:43:22","slug":"as26287-wakizashi%ef%bc%9ayamato-kami-yoshimichi-1st-generation-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/32116\/as26287-wakizashi%ef%bc%9ayamato-kami-yoshimichi-1st-generation-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26287  Wakizashi\uff1aYamato Kami Yoshimichi (1st Generation) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number: AS26287<\/p>\n<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Yamato Kami Yoshimichi (1st Generation)<br \/>\n\u5927\u548c\u5b88\u5409\u9053(\u521d\u4ee3)<\/p>\n<p>Shinto: Jo-saku: Wazamono: Settsu.<br \/>\n(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).<br \/>\nThis blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi.<br \/>\nHabaki: Double-layer gold-covered habaki.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 54.2 cm (21.34 in).<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in).<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1.<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.09 cm (1.22 in).<br \/>\nWidth at Yokote: 2.09 cm (0.82 in).<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in).<br \/>\nSword Weight: 570 g.<br \/>\nEra: Edo period, around the Kanbun era (1661-1673).<br \/>\nShape: A substantial wakizashi with wide mihaba and thick kasane.<br \/>\nThe curvature is moderate and well balanced.<br \/>\nJigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada producing excellent quality steel.<br \/>\nHamon: Gunome-midare beginning from the hamachi, with active ashi throughout.<br \/>\nThe boshi returns in a rounded form.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi (1st Generation), whose personal name was Mishina Usaemon, was the second son of the first-generation Osaka Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi.<br \/>\nHe was particularly known for his distinctive kobushi-gata choji-midare hamon.<\/p>\n<p>Historical Background: The Tenna era (1681-1684) followed shortly after Tokugawa Tsunayoshi became the fifth shogun and marked a significant transition in Tokugawa government policy from military rule toward civil administration influenced by Confucian ideals.<br \/>\nOne of the best-known events of this period was the execution of Yaoya Oshichi in 1683.<br \/>\nThe tragic story of the 15- or 16-year-old girl, who is said to have committed arson in an attempt to see her lover again and was subsequently executed by burning, later became a popular subject in Kabuki and Joruri theater.<br \/>\nAnother important event was the promulgation of the Tenna revision of the Buke Shohatto (Laws for the Military Houses) in 1683.<br \/>\nUnder Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, these regulations were revised to emphasize Confucian virtues such as literary and military accomplishment, loyalty, and filial piety.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.<br \/>\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" height=\"40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c40%\" height=\u201c40%\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26287_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\" height=\u201c70%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number: AS26287 Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Yamato Kami Yoshimichi (1st Generation) \u5927\u548c\u5b88\u5409\u9053(\u521d\u4ee3) Shinto: Jo-saku: Wazamono: Settsu. (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi. 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