holy s**t, no holy cock?

[lonely panet]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japan-Antique-edo-big-gun-powder-case-katana-yoroi-Kabuto-samurai-Netsuke-Busho/164004540671?hash=item262f6eb0ff:g:OSMAAOSw1hZeA2t3

[Ken-Hawaii]

[PNSSHOGUN]

"The class which displays in a museum"

[16k]

Wow! Wonder what it di if you inflamed the powder!  

 

and isn’t that supposed to be hollyhock, not holy cock?
 

[lonely panet]

im not dicking yo guys about mate

[Stephen]

Bet it never left the wife's bed pillow.

[vajo]

A ladies tanto 

[IJASWORDS]

You miss the point (so to speak), when the gun powder runs out, there is another way of assaulting the enemy. Now do you get the point?  

[ChrisW]

Sometimes, if you can't put a hole in the enemy, you have to use another.

 

I know there was a thread a while back with tsuba having 'mushroom' themes, but this really takes the cake.

[Bazza]

Cum cum Gentlemen, lets not be coy about this:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/Japan-kanamara-matsuri-festival-steel-phallus-penis

"16 Jaw-Dropping Pictures From Inside Japan's Penis Festival"

 

I'm sure Guidoemon is well-steeped in this Tradition...

 

BaZZa.

 

PS:  google keywords Japan penis parade celebration for more information.  One could also drop fertility into the keyword string.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Indeed, one wants to be precise on those sorts of google searches, some very  interesting results will appear otherwise....

[Stephen]

Or some very nasty viruses.

[Death-Ace]

Or some very nasty viruses.

Stephen" not by personal experience, I hope!

[Blazeaglory]

Well at least we now know Bushi had a sense of humor!

[16k]

... and a large butt!

[Novak77]

I ended up snagging this for my buddy who's a tattooer and into large scale Japanese pieces