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17th January 2008, 11:36 PM
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What is the significance of the heart shape in Japanese sword mounts? I have seen them it seems mostly on scabbard tip mounts. What is the term for this heart shaped figure?
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19th January 2008, 05:18 PM
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The heart shaped piercing is called an "inome" - supposed to represent a wild boar's eye.
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20th January 2008, 02:33 AM
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I have never seen anything quite like it, but something about it says late 19th c. for tourists...
I have been wrong before. Josh |
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21st January 2008, 12:03 AM
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Thanks Lemmy. |
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