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The mon of the Toyotomi Clan, now used as the emblem of the Japanese Government; originally an emblem of the imperial family—a stylized paulownia.. Mon (紋), also called monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution, municipality or business entity.
According to a study by Japan Kamon Society (ja:日本家紋研究会, Nihon Kamon Kenkyūkai), about 70% of the paulownia crests use this roundel of the 5-3 Paulownia. "Go-san Oni Kiri" [6] 五三鬼桐 [6] The 5-3 Paulownia flowers of this design resemble oni's sharp horns. 5-7 Paulownia "Go-shichi no Kiri" [7] 五七桐 [7]
Tomoe (巴, also written 鞆絵), [a] commonly translated as "comma", [2] [3] is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese mon (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe appears in many designs with various uses.
Japan Crest free material hakkodaiodo—Detailed commentary on Japanese kamon and a list of images. Free material is eps format. (in Japanese) This page was last ...
The Imperial Seal of Japan or National Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal (菊紋, kikumon), Chrysanthemum Flower Seal (菊花紋, 菊花紋章, kikukamon, kikukamonshō) or Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon), is the mon used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family.
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans ( gōzoku ) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period , during which new aristocracies and families, kuge , emerged in their place.
A hinata kamon dyed onto a kimono A dyed 'shadow' (kage) kamon on the centre-back seam of a haori Formality is also determined by the number and type of mon or kamon (crests). Five crests ( itsutsu mon ) are the most formal, three crests ( mitsu mon ) are mid-formality, and one crest ( hitotsu mon ) is the least formal, used for occasions such ...
The Uesugi clan (上杉氏, Uesugi-shi, historically also Uyesugi) is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries). [1] At its height, the clan had three main branches: the Ōgigayatsu, Inukake, and Yamanouchi.