{"id":32853,"date":"2026-08-15T11:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/product\/32853\/as26157-%e5%88%80%ef%bc%9a%e9%96%a2%e4%bd%8f%e5%85%bc%e9%81%93%e5%85%bc%e6%99%82%e5%90%88%e4%bd%9c-%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e4%ba%94%e5%8d%81%e9%85%89%e5%b9%b4%e5%b8%ab%e8%b5%b0%e5%90%89%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%88\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:04:20","slug":"as26157-%e5%88%80%ef%bc%9a%e9%96%a2%e4%bd%8f%e5%85%bc%e9%81%93%e5%85%bc%e6%99%82%e5%90%88%e4%bd%9c-%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e4%ba%94%e5%8d%81%e9%85%89%e5%b9%b4%e5%b8%ab%e8%b5%b0%e5%90%89%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%88","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/32853\/as26157-%e5%88%80%ef%bc%9a%e9%96%a2%e4%bd%8f%e5%85%bc%e9%81%93%e5%85%bc%e6%99%82%e5%90%88%e4%bd%9c-%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e4%ba%94%e5%8d%81%e9%85%89%e5%b9%b4%e5%b8%ab%e8%b5%b0%e5%90%89%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%88\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26157  Katana\uff1a Seki Ju Kanemichi and Kanetoki, Jointly Made An Auspicious Day in the Twelfth Month, 1981(Suitable for Iaido Practice)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26157<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Koshirae(Suitable for Iaido Practice)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Seki Ju Kanemichi and Kanetoki, Jointly Made<br \/>\nAn Auspicious Day in the Twelfth Month, 1981<br \/>\n\u95a2\u4f4f\u517c\u9053\u517c\u6642\u5408\u4f5c<br \/>\n\u662d\u548c\u4e94\u5341\u9149\u5e74\u5e2b\u8d70\u5409\u65e5<\/p>\n<p>(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 Seki Ju Kanemichi and Kanetoki.<\/p>\n<p>Habaki: Double gold-foiled habaki.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 74.2 cm (29.21 in).<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.9 cm (0.75 in).<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1.<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 3.80 cm (1.50 in).<br \/>\nWidth at Yokote: 2.80 cm (1.10 in).<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.70 cm (0.28 in).<br \/>\nSword Weight: 830 g.<br \/>\nEra: 1981.<br \/>\nShape: A wide and substantial blade with deep bohi, giving it a powerful appearance.<br \/>\nJigane: Well-forged, tightly compact ko-itame hada forming a fine-quality jigane. An excellent example of their workmanship.<br \/>\nHamon: Suguha in nie-deki with fine ko-nie and active ko-ashi.<\/p>\n<p>Features: This blade is a collaborative work by Seki Ju Kanemichi and Kanetoki. It is a faithful reproduction of a Kamakura-period sword and is believed to have been modeled after the style of the Aoe school.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<\/p>\n<p>Tsuba: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba decorated with scrolling vine motifs (modern).<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Iron ground decorated with the Kuyo crest and scrolling vine motifs in gold (modern).<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Black ishime-ji lacquered saya.<br \/>\nMenuki: Salmon and mouse motif (modern).<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: Kanemichi was a former Rikugun Jumei Tosho (Army-appointed swordsmith) and received awards from the Army Swordsmith Technical Encouragement Association. He trained many disciples, and this blade is a collaboration with his son, Kanetoki. Kanetoki was also a highly accomplished swordsmith, receiving the Encouragement Award and the Effort Award on seven occasions, and is well known for the high quality of his work.<\/p>\n<p>AoiArt 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\/2026\/26157-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26157_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26157 Katana in Koshirae(Suitable for Iaido Practice) Signature: Seki Ju Kanemichi and Kanetoki, Jointly Made An Auspicious Day in the Twelfth Month, 1981 \u95a2\u4f4f\u517c\u9053\u517c\u6642\u5408\u4f5c \u662d\u548c\u4e94\u5341\u9149\u5e74\u5e2b\u8d70\u5409\u65e5 (We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku). 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