battleship yamato launching fuchin

  1. Replicas of 1940 Japanese Battleship Yamato Launching Commemorative Ceramic Hanging Scroll Weights (Fuchin)/皇紀二千六百年戦艦大和進水記念風鎮一対 

    Fuchin is a weight to prevent the hanging scroll from shaking. Allegedly such sets were distributed at the launch ceremony of Yamato but due to the secrecy should have been collected and disposed of. All known examples are modern-made replicas (or phantasies if that's just legend) ordered by the...
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