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Magatama were commonly used to create necklaces and bracelets worn on the wrists or ankles. The necklace was typically constructed of jadeite magatama separated by cylindrical bored-holed pieces of jasper. Small beads of dark-blue glass are also not uncommon on the necklace.
The jewel-shaped magatama is also one of the Three Shintō Regalia 三種の神器 (sacred mirror, sword, and jewel), and in this role it is known as the Yasakani no Magatama 八尺瓊曲玉. From early on, the magatama symbolized "avoidance of evil" or the "magic of good fortune."
Yasakani no magatama (jewel) Refer to the section on Yasakani no magatama for details. Yasakani no magatama '八尺瓊勾玉' is also sometimes written as '八坂瓊曲玉.' The magatama was made in the shape of a large bead.
It's not surprising that the magatama is one of the three sacred imperial treasures (among which we remember the sword Kusanagi, the mirror called Yata no Kagami) called Yasakani no Magatama 八尺 瓊 曲 玉.
Yasakani no Magatama (comma-shaped jewel) (八尺瓊勾玉) The Yasakani no magatama is one of the Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family, along with the Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror) and the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi (the sword Ame-no-Murakumo, literally "Heavenly Sword of Assembled Clouds").
19 wrz 2023 · ‘Yasakani no Magatama’. Amaterasu holding a magatama necklace in her left hand, and a sword in her right ( WCommons ) This jewelled necklace was also offered to Amaterasu.
The Three Sacred Treasures (三種の神器, Sanshu no Jingi/Mikusa no Kamudakara) are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (草薙劍), the mirror Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡), and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊勾玉).
