Samurai Related Items

Title: Antique Hatsu-Muri for Samurai

Signature: NO SIGNED
Material: Leather
Size: 24 cm × 22 cm, 235 g 

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What is Jitte?
Jitte is the specialized weapon used by the police officers during the Edo Period(1603-1868). During the Edo period, Samurai warriors played a role as police officers. Jitte means ten hands in Japanese. This weapon is called Jitte because it is so powerful that its user feels it worth ten hands for one Jitte.

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What is Jitte?
Jitte is the specialized weapon used by the police officers during the Edo Period(1603-1868). During the Edo period, Samurai warriors played a role as police officers. Jitte means ten hands in Japanese. This weapon is called Jitte because it is so powerful that its user feels it worth ten hands for one Jitte.

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What is Jitte?
Jitte is the specialized weapon used by the police officers during the Edo Period(1603-1868). During the Edo period, Samurai warriors played a role as police officers. Jitte means ten hands in Japanese. This weapon is called Jitte because it is so powerful that its user feels it worth ten hands for one Jitte.

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What is Jitte?
Jitte is the specialized weapon used by the police officers during the Edo Period(1603-1868). During the Edo period, Samurai warriors played a role as police officers. Jitte means ten hands in Japanese. This weapon is called Jitte because it is so powerful that its user feels it worth ten hands for one Jitte.

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What is Gunbai?

Gunbai was carried by military generals of Samurai armies in Samurai period. It was used to direct his troops during battles and also showed a rank of Samurai. There are various forms of Gunbai. It is normally made of wood. This gunbai has its certificate issued by The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor, one of the most trusted Samurai armor appraisers.The certificate states it was made in the Edo period.

Title: Antique Japanese Taiko (Drum) with Tokugawa Family Emblem

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Material: Wood, Paper

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It is a bell called the “Hontsubo Bell” that witten with the “Tokugawa clan” and the “Toshogu Shrine(東照宮)”. The Bell is thought to have been dedicated in the first year of Genroku(1688). Also, “Boshin(戊辰)” refers to the year that is more than 8 years divided by 60.

Tokugawa Family … Their clan managed politics in the Edo Shogunate(1603~1867).
Tokugawa Ieyasu … He was the first general of the Edo Shogunate. He fought as a Daimyo during the Sengoku period and later managed Japanese politics.

Mitsuba-aoi … It is a type of aoi-mon (mallow patterns), which have been used as Tokugawa family crests. It is forbidden for anyone other than the Tokugawa family to use it, and it has been regarded as a symbol of authority.

Toshogu … The shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. The most famous of them is Nikko Toshogu.

Hontsubo-Bell … It ’s a bell that rings at a shrine.

Genroku … The era name of Genroku indicates the period from 1688 to 1704. The first year of Genroku is 1688.

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