Yuki Kamon Engraving Design:Kumori Yuki (1) The Menuki are usually placed

The Menuki are usually placed up on the left (omote) side and down on the right (ura) side

Maru ni Kikyo (balloon flower)

5 cm Tsuka length 28 cm Tsuka diameter 34 x 24 mm Mine Hiramine (flat spine) Tsuka shape Taira (flat butt) Kissaki Beveled (original Kissaki) Sori Light curvature *Due to the hand-made manufacturing

They are characterized by an improved finish in comparison with the standard models and by a drastic selection of the wooden pieces used

even with a Hakama

Yuki Kamon Engraving Design:Kumori Yuki (1) The Menuki are usually placedYuki Kamon Engraving Figure Snow crystal in Japanese. Although there have been depictions of snow crystals in Japan for centuries, the Yuki mon is a rather recent emblem. Without microscopes, it was difficult to have a precise idea of how snow crystals really looked. Thats why Yuki mon started to spread from the first half of the 19th century, after the publication of Sekka Zusetsu in 1832 by Doi Toshitsura, the 4th lord of Koga Domain. Doi imported