Tachibana Menuki - MM015 [F]Standard_Style the Higo model is on

the Higo model is on the middle-end

it differentiates by the "Ichimonji" at both the top and bottom of the calligraphy itself

hemp was used during shamanic rituals linked to shintoism and was then considered a sacred plant

and Yagyu Shinkage Ryu

Tachibana Menuki - MM015 [F]Standard_Style the Higo model is onTachibana Menuki MM015 This made in Japan Menuki features a Tachibana flower over Acala's sword (Buddhist's deity). The flower of "Citrus Tachibana" is a flower of a mandarin tree, a variety very widespread in Japan and very appreciated for its flowers. This flower is the emblem of various Japanese organizations and was the one of the Samurai Kuge clan, nobles of the court of Nara. Acala is depicted rising with one knee raised and the other leg still