{"id":33032,"date":"2026-08-28T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=33032"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:36:32","slug":"af26066-kogatana-revere-heaven-and-love-humanity-masamine-saku","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/33032\/af26066-kogatana-revere-heaven-and-love-humanity-masamine-saku\/","title":{"rendered":"AF26066 Kogatana: Revere Heaven and Love Humanity, Masamine Saku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AF26066<\/p>\n<p>Kogatana: in Shirasaya: Revere Heaven and Love Humanity<br \/>\nInscription: Masamine Sasku \u6b63\u5cef\u4f5c , Senju \u4ed9\u5bff<\/p>\n<p>Overall length: 23cm (9.06in)<br \/>\nBlade length: 11.8cm x 1.3cm (4.65in x 0.51in)<br \/>\nPeriod: Modern times<\/p>\n<p>Special feature:<br \/>\nThis work is a miniature sword by Sumitani Masamine, a modern swordsmith designated as a Living National Treasure, with engraving by Yanagimura Senju, a disciple of Kokei Senju.<br \/>\nThe inscription \u201cKeiten Aijin\u201d (\u656c\u5929\u611b\u4eba, \u201cRevere Heaven and Love Humanity\u201d) was coined by Nakamura Masanao, a Meiji-period thinker, under the influence of Christian teachings. The phrase is also well known for having been favored by Saigo Takamori.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than simply being a kogatana, this piece can be regarded as a true miniature sword. Every detail\u2014from the hamon and engraving to the scabbard and habaki\u2014has been carefully and skillfully crafted, making it a particularly rare and remarkable work.<\/p>\n<p>Aoi Art estimation paper<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26066.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AF26066 Kogatana: in Shirasaya: Revere Heaven and Love Humanity Inscription: Masamine Sasku \u6b63\u5cef\u4f5c , Senju \u4ed9\u5bff Overall length: 23cm (9.06in) Blade length: 11.8cm x 1.3cm (4.65in x 0.51in) Period: Modern times Special feature: This work is a miniature sword by Sumitani Masamine, a modern swordsmith designated as a Living National Treasure, with engraving [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[121,112],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-33032","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-fittings-en","product_cat-kogatana-en","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","product-type-auction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/33032","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=33032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33032"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33032"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}