Higo Icho Fuchi/Kashira - FKM103 [F]Black Regent (shikken) of the Kamakura

Regent (shikken) of the Kamakura shogunate

Octogonal Hakkaku Furibo Weight ~3 kg ~5 kg ~10 kg Length 118 cm ~ 120 cm 115 cm~135 cm 135 cm Blade length 81 cm ~ 83 cm 78 cm~98 cm 98 cm Tsuka length 37 cm Tsuka diameter 40 x 40 mm *Due to the hand-made manufacturing

it is mostly seen in old Koryu schools

The Shitodome is a small piece of brass

Higo Icho Fuchi/Kashira - FKM103 [F]Black Regent (shikken) of the KamakuraHigo Icho Fuchi Kashira FKM103 Those made in Japan Fuchi and Kashira are of classic Higo design. Higo is a province in south Japan, Icho means Gingko and Zogan refers to a technique of inlaying gold or silver on metal. Also called "silver apricot", Ginkgo is a very important plant in buddhism and confucianism. Notably, the Ginkgo trees are so resistant that they were among the very few living things still standing within the 1 km radius blast of the