Linnea Davis
Kusanagi no Tsurugi
Illustration
2022
Digital Media
Also known as the Grasscutter, the Kusanagi no Tsurugi is one of Japan's three Imperial Regalia. Legend has it that the god Susanoo found in in one of the tails of the 8-headded serpent, Yamata no Orochi that he slayed. Later on, it was allegedly used by a soldier surrounded by enemies in a grass field to cut down the grass and expose their positions.