Ooitame Posted April 6, 2018 Report Posted April 6, 2018 Recently purchased a edo period kankyuto with a kikumon 16 petals. As I began studying kankyuto it seems a few contain them. I am curious about the prevalance during the edo period, why add one, and did it require special permission to use? Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 6, 2018 Report Posted April 6, 2018 It seems that many of these were made by the Kinmichi lineage, who were granted the right to use the kiku-mon on their swords. https://www.aoijapan.net/bashinkankyuto-kikumon-kaminari-yoke-fujihara-kinmichi/ http://www.nihontocraft.com/Mishina.html Quote
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