Seven-Branched Sword: Its Role in Ancient East Asian Rituals
Introduction Seven-Branched Sword: The Seven-Branched Sword, known as 七支刀 (Shichishitō) in Japanese, is a unique ceremonial sword that historians believe the king of Baekje, an ancient Korean kingdom, gave to a ruler in Japan. On the other hand, the Nihon Shoki, an ancient Japanese historical record, mentions it during the fifty-second year of Empress Jingū’s […]