{"id":33576,"date":"2026-10-09T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=33576"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:21:27","slug":"as25155-wakizashi-mumeiunsignedkoudanbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/33576\/as25155-wakizashi-mumeiunsignedkoudanbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS25155 Wakizashi: Mumei(Unsigned)(Kouda)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25155<\/p>\n<p>Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Kouda \u53e4\u5b87\u591a)<\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(Kouda). <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: gold-plated double habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 46.2cm (18.19in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 1.0cm (0.39in)<br \/>\nMekugi-ana: 1<br \/>\nMotohaba: 2.92cm (1.15in)<br \/>\nSakihaba: cm<br \/>\nKasane: 0.78cm (0.31in)<br \/>\nWeight: 460g<\/p>\n<p>Era: Nanbokucho to early Muromachi period, circa 14th century<br \/>\nShape: Wakizashi, shortened from Naginata<br \/>\nJigane: Itame and Mokume mixed with whitish utsuri<br \/>\nHamon: Notare and small gunome with doubled hamon. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nThe Uda school was a group of swordsmiths who migrated from Uda District in Yamato Province to Etch\u016b Province. Founded by Ko-Ny\u016bd\u014d Kunimitsu in the late Kamakura period, the school included smiths such as Kunifusa, Kunimune, and Kunitsugu. Works made prior to the \u014cei era (from 1394) in the early Muromachi period are referred to as Ko-Uda, while those made thereafter are called Uda. This piece is a Naginata-naoshi Wakizashi. Although it shows some signs of wear and fatigue, its age and historical character can still be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Koshirae:<br \/>\nTsuba: Iron sukashi (openwork) tsuba.<br \/>\nFuchi: Features a landscape design with a pagoda and other elements. The surface is slightly worn down.<br \/>\nKashira: Made of horn.<br \/>\nMenuki: The motif is unidentified.<br \/>\nBashin: Made of iron, depicting Mount Fuji and the sun. As Mount Fuji is still covered with white snow, the scene is thought to represent around May.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"27%\" height=\"27%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22%\" height=\"22%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155koshirae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155koshirae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17%\" height=\"17%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2025\/25155paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60%\" height=\"60%\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS25155 Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(Kouda \u53e4\u5b87\u591a) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(Kouda). Habaki: gold-plated double habaki Blade Length: 46.2cm (18.19in) Curvature: 1.0cm (0.39in) Mekugi-ana: 1 Motohaba: 2.92cm (1.15in) Sakihaba: cm Kasane: 0.78cm (0.31in) [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[128,122],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-33576","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\/33576","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=33576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33576"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33576"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}