Ume Kamon Engraving Size:2 cm At the beginning of the

At the beginning of the Kamakura period

Tetto Kabutowari

Aikido’s founder Ueshiba Morihei

If purchased with a frame

Most recommended for Iaido/Kenjutsu practice

Ume Kamon Engraving Size:2 cm At the beginning of theUme Kamon Engraving Figure Prunus mume (Japanese plum, Japanese apricot) in Japanese In Japan, the plum is often associated with Tenjin, the Shinto deity of scholarship. Shrines that worship Tenjin often use the Ume mon as emblem (shinmon) and have plum trees planted on their sacred grounds. The plum is also part of the Sho chiku bai triad (pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms), a symbol associated with the New Year in Japan, and consecrated in arts and