Kiku means chrysanthemum — the imperial flower of Japan — and this wakizashi blooms with it. The tsuba is shaped as a kiku flower, worked in pure gold and silver over copper, the petals opening around the blade collar like the crest of the throne itself. This is the master tier of the wakizashi range.
Forging & Steel
The blade is folded Damascus steel carrying a genuine hamon — the temper line born in the quench, where the hardened edge parts from the springier body. Sharpened and full-tang, it is a true cutting blade beneath the precious metal, the folded grain and the temper line both earned in the forge rather than etched on for show.
Mount & Fittings
The fittings are master-grade throughout: gold-plated and silver-plated sculpted copper menuki, a handle wrapped in genuine shagreen (ray-skin) leather, a lacquered ebony saya with a bull-horn kurigata, and bamboo mekugi through the tang. This is furniture worked in pure gold and silver, not plated brass — the Kiku is dressed as an heirloom, every element chosen to carry the imperial flower from collar to scabbard without a single concession to cost.
Specifications
| Blade steel | Damascus steel with hamon |
|---|---|
| Tsuba | Copper in pure gold and silver, kiku-flower form |
| Saya | Lacquered ebony wood with bull-horn kurigata |
| Tsuka | Genuine shagreen (ray-skin) leather |
| Menuki | Pure gold-plated and silver-plated sculpted copper |
| Mekugi | Bamboo |
Dimensions
| Total length | 78 cm |
|---|---|
| Blade length | 52 cm |
| Handle length | 23 cm |
| Blade width | 3.2 cm |
| Blade thickness | 0.7 cm |
| Weight | 1 kg |
Is it battle-ready?
Yes. The Kiku is a sharpened, full-tang master-grade Damascus wakizashi with a true hamon and precious-metal furniture — a collector’s centrepiece that still cuts. Pair it with a full katana for a daisho, or compare it against the entry-level Wakizashi Ryu and the T10 Wakizashi Kaiyō.
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