What does 'kikusui hamon' mean?
Find out what kikusui hamon means. Kikusui hamon is explained by Sadie S Forsythe - author of The Weeping Empress
kikusui hamon
design of the tempered edge of a sword's blade resembling a chrysanthemum on waterSearch result for 'kikusui hamon' in The Weeping Empress
Chapter 6:
Chapter 6
"...She turned the sword so that it could be removed. She felt the slight tug of the habaki releasing and then the smooth, soundless escape of the blade itself. Looking down the length of deadly steel, the fine, undulating ayasugi grain, perfectly complementing the milky kikusui hamon, mesmerized Chiyo. It looked every bit like the chrysanthemum on water of its name. It was ruthlessly beautiful and left her senseless for a moment.
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