Lotus Seed Katana - Photo Gallery

horn cap

The tip of the saya is capped with a natural buffalo horn

Midare Hamon

The midare hamon pattern was used on this diffentially tempered katana

lotus seed kissaki

The tip of the blade or kissaki from the Lotus Seed Katana

silver habaki

The habaki and seppa spacers are made from silver

tsuka ito

The tsuka is wrapped in a purple cotton tsuka-ito

lotus seed tsuba

The tsuba is inlaid with copper lotus seeds

lotus fuchi

The deep black fuchi is addorned with copper lotus seeds

dragonfly menuki

The decorative menuki is of a dragonfly

dragon king lotus seed katana

A beautiful symbol of the circular journey of enlightenment, the lotus seed starts its life in the muck before growing in to a stalk to emerge from the muddy water to blossom.

lotus seed katana tsuba

Powerful physically and metaphorically without being audacious in design.


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