Geometric Kamon Engraving suburito not on Koryu Bokken

not on Koryu Bokken

It was incorporated in several Kamon (crest) during the Muromachi period

The semicircular shaft allows smoother parrying whilst the shaft is kept thick enough to withstand heavy contacts

temples and shrines as jimon and shinmon

Geometric Kamon Engraving suburito not on Koryu BokkenGeometric Kamon Engraving Japan's first elite warriors, the samurai, originated from the mid and lower ranks of the Heian aristocracy. Their sense of belonging gradually shifted from Kyotos court to the bushidan, and the idea of a "warrior class" in its own right emerged. Yet, the lines between nobility and military were still somewhat blurred, since through marriages and births the four families of Fujiwara, Tachibana, Taira and Minamoto were not