{"id":34022,"date":"2026-11-10T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/product\/34022\/as26527-tanto-kazuhira-saku-okubo-towazu1973nbthk-hozon-token\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:51:44","slug":"as26527-tanto-kazuhira-saku-okubo-towazu1973nbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/34022\/as26527-tanto-kazuhira-saku-okubo-towazu1973nbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26527 Tanto: Kazuhira Saku (Okubo Towazu)(1973)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n

Inscription: \u548c\u5e73\u4f5c\u3000Kazuhira Saku (Okubo Towazu\u5927\u4e45\u4fdd\u5341\u548c\u5f6b)
\nShowa Yonju-hachi nen Hachigatsu Kichijitsu (August 1973)
\n\u662d\u548c\u56db\u5341\u516b\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5<\/p>\n

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kazuhira \u548c\u5e73. <\/p>\n

Habaki: solid gold
\nBlade Length: 25.9cm (10.20in)
\nMekugi-ana: 1
\nMotohaba: 2.33cm (0.92in)
\nKasane: 0.64cm (0.25in)
\nWeight: 190g
\nEra: modern times(1973)<\/p>\n

Shape: A tanto with standard mihaba and kasane, displaying a well-proportioned shape.
\nJigane: Well-forged masame hada with prominent chikei activity.
\nHamon: Nie-deki with notare, featuring kinsuji activity.
\nThe boshi displays a hakikake pattern.<\/p>\n

Features: Okubo Kazuhira was a disciple of Miyairi Akihira. His real name was Okubo Towazu. He specialized in the Soshu and Bizen traditions of swordmaking. He won many awards in competitions and he was granted Mukansa status in 2000, a prestigious recognition awarded to highly accomplished swordsmiths. He passed away in 2003.<\/p>\n

Koshirae: Saya designed to resemble bamboo.
\nMenuki: Family crest painted in gold.<\/p>\n

NBTHK Hozon Certificate \u3000to be issued in December
\nAoi-Art estimation Paper
\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n

Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees.
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Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: \u548c\u5e73\u4f5c\u3000Kazuhira Saku (Okubo Towazu\u5927\u4e45\u4fdd\u5341\u548c\u5f6b) Showa Yonju-hachi nen Hachigatsu Kichijitsu (August 1973) \u662d\u548c\u56db\u5341\u516b\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u5409\u65e5 We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Kazuhira \u548c\u5e73. Habaki: solid gold Blade Length: 25.9cm (10.20in) Mekugi-ana: 1 Motohaba: 2.33cm (0.92in) Kasane: […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[122,136],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-34022","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-sword-en","product_cat-tanto-en","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","product-type-auction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/34022","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=34022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=34022"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=34022"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=34022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}