{"id":5759,"date":"2025-12-17T18:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5759"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:20:47","slug":"antique-nihonto-katana-by-hirotaka-from-the-17th-century-with-engraving-nbthk-hozon","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/product\/samurai-sword-buy-antique-shop-germany\/buy-antique-nihonto-katana-sword-shop\/antique-nihonto-katana-by-hirotaka-from-the-17th-century-with-engraving-nbthk-hozon\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique Nihonto Katana by Hirotaka from the 17th century with engraving - NBTHK Hozon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nihonto - Hirotaka<\/p>\n<p>Katana Mei (signature):<br \/>\n\u8d8a\u524d\u4f4f\u4f2f\u8006\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u6c4e\u9686 (Fujiwara H\u014dki-no-Kami Hirotaka aus Echizen)<br \/>\n\u4e07\u6cbb\u5143\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u65e5 (One day in August Manji 1 (1658))<\/p>\n<p>Information about the blacksmith:<br \/>\nHirotaka was a respected blacksmith of the Echizen Shimosaka school. He worked in the middle of the 17th century in the Edo period and was based in the Echizen region. He is considered a pupil of the equally famous blacksmith Domoto Kanetane.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the blade:<br \/>\nNagasa (blade length): 68.8 cm<br \/>\nSori (blade curvature): 1.2 cm<br \/>\nMotohaba: 30.9 mm<br \/>\nMotokasane: 6.7 mm<br \/>\nSakihaba: 20.5 mm<br \/>\nSakikasane: 5.0 mm<\/p>\n<p>The blade was forged in 1658. It is a typical example of a Kanbun Shinto katana.<br \/>\nWith a slight curve and a clear difference in blade width at the base of the handle and the tip.<br \/>\nThe jigane is fine, the hamon with an irregular notary pattern shows never.<\/p>\n<p>The blade is decorated with horimono (engraving) on both sides. The god Fudo Myo-o and Bonji are engraved on one side. On the other side is the image of a dragon.<br \/>\nBoth engravings are masterfully executed and further enhance the blade's appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The mount also dates from the Edo period and is elegant and stylish.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of delivery also includes the NBTHK certificate, which confirms the authenticity and origin of the blade.<\/p>\n<p>This sword is currently still in Japan. We take over the complete handling (all associated costs are already included in the offered price).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nihonto \u2013 Hirotaka Katana Mei (Signatur): \u8d8a\u524d\u4f4f\u4f2f\u8006\u5b88\u85e4\u539f\u6c4e\u9686 (Fujiwara H\u014dki-no-Kami Hirotaka aus Echizen) \u4e07\u6cbb\u5143\u5e74\u516b\u6708\u65e5 (An einem Tag im August Manji 1 (1658)) Informationen \u00fcber den Schmied: Hirotaka war ein angesehener Schmied der Echizen-Shimosaka-Schule. Er arbeite in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhundert in der Edo Zeit und war in der Region Echizen angesiedelt. Er gilt als Sch\u00fcler [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5759","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-antike-nihonto-katana-kaufen-schwertshop","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-external"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=5759"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5759"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japan-budo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}