Tomoe Kamon Engraving [F]Tonfa and a Shokissaki (short tip)

and a Shokissaki (short tip)

Traditionally widely used in the manufacture of luxurious decorative objects

Maru ni Jingasa (warrior hat in a ring)

The Go-san no Kiri has been used by many throughout Japan’s history

Tomoe Kamon Engraving [F]Tonfa and a Shokissaki (short tip)Tomoe Kamon Engraving Figure Tomoe in Japanese. It is rather difficult to ascertain what the Tomoe mon actually represents. Comma shaped designs are used throughout Asia: the double comma circles of the Yin Yang in China or on the South Korean flag, the triple comma talisman present in several countries, etc. Scholars in Japan are divided about the origin of the Tomoe mon. For some, it comes from the peculiar comma shape of the magatama, a sacred