Tsuba with the Legendary Chinese ruler Shinnô
The Chinese sage Shinnô (Ch. Shen Nong [Shen Nung]) is on the right side of the tsuba, eating a blade of grass. He has two small horns on his head. Shinnô is credited with inventing the plow and the harp. He also expanded the number of ideograms for the written language from e...
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