{"id":32453,"date":"2026-07-18T10:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=32453"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:35:43","slug":"as26304-tanto-kyuko-at-the-age-of-77-1857nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/32453\/as26304-tanto-kyuko-at-the-age-of-77-1857nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26304 Tanto: Kyuko at the age of 77 (1857)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS26304<\/p>\n

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK \u3000Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Inscription:
\nKyuko \u4e45\u5e78 (Kawai Kyuko \u5ddd\u4e95\u4e45\u5e78)
\nNanaju-ni-sai Kore wo Tsukuru \u4e03\u5341\u4e8c\u624d\u4f5c\u4e4b
\n(made by Kyuko at the age of 77)
\nAnsei Yon Hinotomi Hachi-gatsu \u5b89\u653f\u56db\u4e01\u5df3\u516b\u6708
\n(August 1857)<\/p>\n

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(). <\/p>\n

Habaki: single bopper habaki
\nBlade Length: 19.2cm (7.56in)
\nMekugi-ana: 1
\nMotohaba: 2.71cm (1.07in)
\nKasane: 0.91cm (0.36in)
\nWeight: 190g<\/p>\n

Era: end of Edo period, 1857
\nShape: wide, thick and slightly short Tanto
\nJigane: fine and packed koitame hada looks plain surface
\nHamon: Ko-nie deki suguha with tight and clear Nioikuchi. <\/p>\n

Features: Kawai Kyuko was a swordsmith of the late Edo period, born in Tenmei 6 (1786) into the Kawai family, a hatamoto (direct retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate). He studied under Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro and Shimizu Hisayoshi, a disciple of Hosokawa Masayoshi, and worked as a swordsmith in Koishikawa, Edo.
\nThere are areas of carbon entrapment (sumigomori) visible along the mune and the cutting edge.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
\nAoi-Art estimation Paper
\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n

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

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Ordering Number: AS26304 Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK \u3000Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Inscription: Kyuko \u4e45\u5e78 (Kawai Kyuko \u5ddd\u4e95\u4e45\u5e78) Nanaju-ni-sai Kore wo Tsukuru \u4e03\u5341\u4e8c\u624d\u4f5c\u4e4b (made by Kyuko at the age of 77) Ansei Yon Hinotomi Hachi-gatsu \u5b89\u653f\u56db\u4e01\u5df3\u516b\u6708 (August 1857) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[122,136],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32453","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-sword-en","6":"product_cat-tanto-en","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-auction"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/32453","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=32453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=32453"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=32453"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=32453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}