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A noted magatama is the Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊勾玉, also 八尺瓊曲玉 and 八坂瓊曲玉), one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan.[1] Swords, mirrors, and magatama were common objects of status for regional rulers in Japan as early as the Yayoi period,[2] and were further widespread in the Kofun period, as shown by their ubiquitous presence in kofun tumuli.[3] The Yasakani no Magatama is stored at the Kashiko-dokoro (賢所), the central shrine of the Three Palace Sanctuaries at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, and is used in the enthronement ceremony of the Emperor of Japan.[1]
Daniel Clarence Holtom stated in 1928 in Japanese enthronement ceremonies; with an account of the imperial regalia that the Yasakani no Magatama is the only one of the three regalia that exists in its original form;[4]: 55 post-World War II scholarship supports the claim. Replicas of the sword and mirror were made as early as the 9th century, and the originals were entrusted to other shrines.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Imperial regalia". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ Okada, Akio; et al., eds. (1959), Nihon no hajimari (日本のはじまり), Nihon no rekishi (日本の歴史) (in Japanese), vol. 1, Tōkyō: Yomiuri Shinbunsha, p. 122, OCLC 33688869
- ↑ Okada, Akio; et al., eds. (1959), Nihon no hajimari (日本のはじまり), Nihon no rekishi (日本の歴史) (in Japanese), vol. 1, Tōkyō: Yomiuri Shinbunsha, p. 29, OCLC 33688869
- ↑ Holtom, Daniel Clarence (1928), "The Jewels", The Japanese Enthronement Ceremonies; with An Account of the Imperial Regalia, Tokyo: Kyo Bun Kwan, OCLC 1983823
- ↑ "Kurayoshi Plain". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12.