Estate Fresh Samurai Sword for Review

[GHP]

The tsuba design reminds me of a thached hut on stilts, with a 蜻蛉 dragonfly [tombo] below. Dragonflies signify summer & autumn, as well as courage & strength.







--Guy

[Bob Coleman]

The tsuba design reminds me of a thached hut on stilts, with a 蜻蛉 dragonfly [tombo] below. Dragonflies signify summer & autumn, as well as courage & strength.





--Guy

I think you have hit the design accurately. The art of amking these thatched roofs is becoming a lost art in Japan. On my first rip to Japan in the 1970's, I had the opportunity to see a new roof being replaced on a rural house.