Horimono

Engraving on Japanese sword blade

Horimono, also known as chōkoku, are the engraved images in the blade of a nihonto (日本刀) Japanese sword, which may include katana or tantō blades. The artist is called a chōkokushi (彫刻師), or a horimonoshi. There are a variety of designs, which include tsume (爪) "claws", kusa kurikara (草倶利伽羅), Munenagabori, renge (蓮華) and rendai (蓮台), fruit, dragons, and many others.

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