Kurikata Shitodome [F]Yari It features brass Habaki and

It features brass Habaki and bronze Seppa

a sacred jewel and one of the Three Imperial Regalia

The Tsuta mon has about 290 known variations

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Kurikata Shitodome [F]Yari It features brass Habaki andShitodome For Kurikata The Kurikata is the piece placed 7. 5 cm from the Koiguchi (Saya hole) on the Omote side of the Saya, used to nest the Sageo. As a standard, the Kurikata is made of wood, covered with lacquer, and can be fitted with a Shitodome, two small pieces that are inserted in each side of the hole. The Shitodome is a small piece of brass, gold or silver plated, inserted in the Kurikata (the hole in which the Sageo goes). It is a purely