Kiku Kamon Engraving suburito Vertical height: 84 mm

Vertical height: 84 mm

as the symbol is repeated 8 times on this Tsuba

which has a meaningful value in any martial arts but is particularly well known by Kendoka

Thickness: 4

Kiku Kamon Engraving suburito Vertical height: 84 mmKiku Kamon Engraving Figure Chrysanthemum in Japanese. The Kiku mon has been associated for centuries with Japans imperial lineage. In ancient times however, following a Chinese tradition, Japanese emperors used the sun as their main emblem. It is said that the chrysanthemum eventually came to replace the sun because of its design similarities: the 16 (or 32) petals of the flower representing the original rays of sunshine. Many samurai and warlords