Fox's hoe stone - Fox's hoe stone

Japanese: 狐の鍬石 - きつねのくわいし
Fox's hoe stone - Fox's hoe stone

...A type of jasper bracelet from the Kofun period. A collector in the Edo period saw that the shape resembled a hoe and began calling it a hoe-shaped stone or a fox hoe-shaped stone, a name that has continued to this day. One end of the irregular egg-shaped ring is particularly flattened and widened, which may have reminded people of the blade of a hoe.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Fox Hoe Stone" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古墳時代の碧玉製腕飾の一種。江戸時代の収集家が,形が鍬に似ているとみて,鍬形石とか,狐の鍬石とかよびだしたのが,そのまま現在にいたった。不整卵形の環体の一端を,とくに扁平にひろがった形に作っているので,鍬の刃を連想したのであろう。…

※「狐の鍬石」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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