Myoga Kamon Engraving [F]Minosaka_Workshop Maru ni Ma-asa (real hemp

Maru ni Ma-asa (real hemp leaf in a ring)

The selected wood  is of high quality but unlike higher-grade models

after the publication of Sekka Zusetsu in 1832 by Doi Toshitsura

5 44 29 cm 11 10 44

is undoubtedly one of the oldest traditional martial art schools in Japan

Myoga Kamon Engraving [F]Minosaka_Workshop Maru ni Ma-asa (real hempMyoga Kamon Engraving Figure Zingiber mioga (Japanese ginger) in Japanese. The Myoga is one of the 10 most used family emblems (judaimon) in Japan. The word "Myoga", when written with different Chinese characters, can also mean "God's blessing", and this mon was thus believed to attract divine protection. The Myoga mon has about 230 known variations, but the most commonly used design is the Daki Myoga, which represents two symmetrical circular ginger