{"id":33007,"date":"2026-08-27T10:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=33007"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:56:27","slug":"as25786-wakizashiomi-no-kami-hojoji-tachibana-masahiro-gold-inlay-inscription-on-the-last-day-of-the-first-month-kanbun-7-1667-yamano-kaemon-nagahisa-kao-cut-through-two-bodies-severing-bo","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/33007\/as25786-wakizashiomi-no-kami-hojoji-tachibana-masahiro-gold-inlay-inscription-on-the-last-day-of-the-first-month-kanbun-7-1667-yamano-kaemon-nagahisa-kao-cut-through-two-bodies-severing-bo\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25786  Wakizashi:Omi no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro (Gold Inlay Inscription): On the last day of the first month, Kanbun 7 (1667), Yamano Kaemon Nagahisa (kao) Cut through two bodies, severing both completely.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25786<\/p>\n<p>Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Signature: Omi no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro<br \/>\n(Gold Inlay Inscription):<br \/>\nOn the last day of the first month, Kanbun 7 (1667),<br \/>\nYamano Kaemon Nagahisa (kao)<br \/>\nCut through two bodies, severing both completely.<br \/>\n\u8fd1\u6c5f\u5b88\u6cd5\u57ce\u5bfa\u6a58\u6b63\u5f18<br \/>\n(\u91d1\u8c61\u5d4c)\u5bdb\u6587\u4e03\u5e74\u6b63\u6708\u6666\u65e5<br \/>\n\u5c71\u91ce\u52a0\u53f3\u885b\u9580\u6c38\u4e45(\u82b1\u62bc)<br \/>\n\u4e8c\u30c4\u80f4\u622a\u65b7\u4e21\u8005\u622a\u65b7<\/p>\n<p>Shinto: Wazamono: Jyo Saku: Musashi: Kanbun<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 Omi no Kami Hojoji Masahiro.<br \/>\nHabaki: Single silver-foiled habaki.<br \/>\nBlade Length: 60.4 cm (23.78 in).<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.0 cm (0.39 in).<br \/>\nMekugi Hole: 1.<br \/>\nWidth at Base (Motohaba): 2.91 cm (1.15 in).<br \/>\nWidth at Yokote: 1.94 cm (0.76 in).<br \/>\nThickness of rim (Kasane): 0.71 cm (0.28 in).<br \/>\nSword Weight: 620 g.<br \/>\nEra: Edo period, first month of 1667.<br \/>\nShape: A broad-bladed wakizashi with graceful curvature and an unusually long blade approaching katana length.<br \/>\nJigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada with clearly visible grain.<br \/>\nHamon: Deep nioiguchi with well-defined ashi. The boshi turns back in a rounded form.<\/p>\n<p>Features: The Hojoji School flourished during the middle Edo period and produced many accomplished swordsmiths. The first-generation Masahiro worked during the Kanbun era alongside renowned smiths such as Kotetsu and Yamato no Kami Yasusada, and is regarded as the finest craftsman of the Hojoji lineage.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: This blade bears a gold-inlaid tameshigiri inscription reading: &#8220;On the last day of the first month, Kanbun 7 (1667), Yamano Kaemon Nagahisa (kao), cut through two bodies, severing both completely.&#8221; This records a successful cutting test performed by the famous executioner and sword tester Yamano Kaemon Nagahisa. The blade is exceptionally long for a wakizashi, approaching the length of a katana, and is accompanied by an excellent koshirae.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Round shakudo tsuba with openwork depicting bamboo leaves and snowflake motifs.<br \/>\nFuchikashira: Shakudo ground carved with autumn insects and autumn grasses, highlighted with gold iroe.<br \/>\nSaya (Scabbard): Black lacquered saya with inro-bori carving.<br \/>\nMenuki: Tiger and leopard motifs, decorated with gold iroe.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.<br \/>\nAoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.<br \/>\nOverseas shipping is charged separately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\" height=\"20%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25786_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25786 Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) Signature: Omi no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro (Gold Inlay Inscription): On the last day of the first month, Kanbun 7 (1667), Yamano Kaemon Nagahisa (kao) Cut through two bodies, severing both completely. \u8fd1\u6c5f\u5b88\u6cd5\u57ce\u5bfa\u6a58\u6b63\u5f18 (\u91d1\u8c61\u5d4c)\u5bdb\u6587\u4e03\u5e74\u6b63\u6708\u6666\u65e5 \u5c71\u91ce\u52a0\u53f3\u885b\u9580\u6c38\u4e45(\u82b1\u62bc) \u4e8c\u30c4\u80f4\u622a\u65b7\u4e21\u8005\u622a\u65b7 Shinto: Wazamono: Jyo Saku: Musashi: Kanbun (We [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[128,122],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-33007","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-wakizashi-en","product_cat-sword-en","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","product-type-auction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/33007","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=33007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33007"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33007"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}