Seppa Necklace - Manji 崩 Pattern - The Divide Collection - Japanese Sword Fitting Accessory

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55267140246_d3693a0380_b.jpg Within the fittings of a Japanese sword, there is a component called "__**Seppa**__". Though perhaps the most inconspicuous, it sits closely beside the most prominent "__**Tsuba**__" (handguard), an indispensable foundation of the Japanese sword. There is a Japanese idiom—"__**Seppa tsumaru**__", signifying a dead end, a desperate predicament that has arrived. When the "Seppa" area becomes stuck, a samurai cannot smoothly draw their blade in a moment of crisis. If the Japanese sword symbolizes the samurai's "__**spirit and self**__", then accessories in the modern era can also become an "__**extension of one's self and individuality**__". On life's unpredictable journey, one will inevitably encounter a predicament where they "cannot draw their sword". May you, when facing "__**Seppa tsumaru**__", find yourself able to "__**resolve it with ease**__", much like a samurai drawing their blade. https://youtube.com/shorts/IECVDH9eQIc?si=PmyXji2o9OfURngy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55267628755_3176315720_b.jpg The accessory is crafted from two materials, "**brass and pure copper**," joined by silver soldering, with the pure copper portion darkened through "**sulfurization**". "**The black areas are pure copper**; it is normal for the red copper color to show underneath if scratched or abraded." "Maintain the piece with a jewelry polishing cloth. If you wipe the **black areas**, you will observe a different color expression, and you may choose whether or not to polish them."