Kihō's Japanese Heraldry Database

A compendium of mon (crests) and other forms of Japanese heraldry, focusing on early Edo and pre-Edo Japan. See also Fireflies Sing, my more general Feudal Japan blog.

Contents

By Category

Animal: Bird (Crane)


Early Crane (1470)

Bars and Cranes (1470)

Crane in Bell (1470)

Cranes with Pine Branch (1470)

Facing Cranes (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Moon and Cranes (1470)

Crane (1584)

Crane Stripes Banner (1632)

Animal: Bird (Dove)


Doves and Mistletoe (1470)

Doves on Gate (1470)

Facing Doves (1470)

Mandarin Duck and Dove (1470)

Numbers and Dove (1470)

Animal: Bird (Goose)


Alternate Geese and Gentian (1470)

Alternate Two Birds (1470)

Enclosed Goose (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemum in Ring (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Geese and Gentian (1470)

Sasaki Two Birds (1470)

Two Birds (1470)

Two Geese (1470)

Goose (1600)

Animal: Bird (Phoenix)


Bands and Phoenix (1470)

Phoenix Circle (1470)

Animal: Bird (Sparrow)


Sparrow in Bamboo (1470)

Sparrows in Bamboo (1470)

Animal: Bird (Other)


Hawk on Perch (1470)

Mandarin Duck and Dove (1470)

Animal: Butterfly


Taira Butterfly (1185)

Butterflies in Ring (1470)

Facing Butterflies (1470)

Rounded Facing Butterflies (1470)

Sasaki Rounded Facing Butterflies (1470)

Animal: Shell


Three Shells (1470)

Animal: Other


Horse (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Lion (1470)

Shrimp (1470)

Arrangement: Between


Apricot Leaves with Character in Ring (1470)

Cranes with Pine Branch (1470)

Doves and Mistletoe (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Five and Notched Shapes (1470)

Flower Square with Blades in Ring (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemum in Ring (1470)

Arrangement: Charged With


Fan with Bamboo (1470)

Big Fan (1470)

Gourds with Plum (1470)

Gourds with Rhombuses (1470)

Sun Fan (1470)

Sun and Moon (1470)

Teapot (1470)

Pierced Bellflower (1582)

Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Swastika on Disc (1638)

Sorel Hexagon Banner (1642)

Ko (1644)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Arrangement: Charged With (Repeatedly)


Pinebark Melon (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Seven Treasures (1470)

Seven Treasures with Blades (1470)

Arrangement: Crossed


Alternate Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Alternate Two Birds (1470)

Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Crossed Feathers in Ring (1470)

Crossed Feathers (1470)

Crossed Fletchings (1470)

Feathers and Knot (1470)

Holly Olive (1470)

Sasaki Two Birds (1470)

Two Birds (1470)

Umbrella (1470)

Woven Strips (1470)

Arrangement: Emerging

See also: Enclosure: Ring (Plants Emerging), Enclosure: Ring (Other Emerging)


Floating Chrysanthemum (1336)

Turtle Shell with Flower in Bamboo Ring (1470)

Arrangement: Eyes


16 Eyes (1470)

16 Unshadowed Eyes (1470)

Four Eyes (1470)

Four Rhombuses (1470)

Four Squares (1470)

Nine Squares (1470)

Sasaki Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Twelve Unshadowed Eyes in Ring (1470)

Arrangement: Facing

See also: Arrangement: In Annulo (Facing)


Alternate Two Birds (1470)

Apricot Leaf (1470) (x3)

Apricot Leaves with Character in Ring (1470)

Bars and Cranes (1470)

Bars in Feathers (1470)

Doves on Gate (1470)

Facing Cranes (1470)

Facing Doves (1470)

Facing Paulownia in Ring (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemum in Ring (1470)

Ginger (1470)

Gourds with Plum (1470)

Gourds with Rhombuses (1470)

Mandarin Duck and Dove (1470)

Sasaki Two Birds (1470)

Triple Apricot Leaves (1470)

Two Birds (1470)

Arrangement: Grid


Numbers and Dove (1470)

Flat Eyes (1644)

Three Star Grid Banner (1644)

Arrangement: In Annulo (Facing)


Butterflies in Ring (1470)

Cranes with Pine Branch (1470)

Facing Butterflies (1470)

Holly Olive (1470)

Moon and Cranes (1470)

Rounded Facing Butterflies (1470)

Sasaki Holly Olive (1470)

Sasaki Rounded Facing Butterflies (1470)

Sparrows in Bamboo (1470)

Arrangement: In Annulo (Radial)


Ginkgo Leaves (1470)

Sasaki Ginkgo Leaves (1470)

Three Shells (1470)

Fans Fabric (1615)

Three Fans (1638)

Arrangement: In Annulo (Wings)


Crane in Bell (1470)

Phoenix Circle (1470)

Crane (1584)

Crane Stripes Banner (1632)

Arrangement: In Annulo (Other)

See also: Enclosure: Ring (Plant)


Three Tomoe Circle (1638)

Arrangement: In Fess (Different)


Arrows And Pine (1470)

Bands and Phoenix (1470)

Circles and Bars (1470)

Stars and Luck (1470)

Arrangement: In Fess (Same)


Alternate Three Fletchings (1470)

Bar and Double Tomoe (1470)

Five Feathers (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Three Feathers (1470)

Three Fletchings (1470)

Two Feathers (1470)

Two Melons (1470)

Arrangement: In Pale (Different)


Eye Yoshi Banner (1274)

Alternate Geese and Gentian (1470)

Circle and Hand Drum (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Feathers and Knot (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Geese and Gentian (1470)

Moon and Cranes (1470)

One Long Time (1470)

One and Nine Stars (1470)

Three Stars and One (1470)

One and Rhombus (1600)

One Three Stars Banner (1644)

Pine, Bamboo, Rocks (Modern)

Arrangement: In Pale (Enclosed)


Kenmon Turtle Shell Complex (1470)

Mulberry and One in Ring (1470)

Red and One in Ring (1470)

Turtle Shell Complex (1573)

Arrangement: In Pale (Same)


Tomoe In Pale (1470)

Two Geese (1470)

Swastika Banner (1631)

Five Chestnut Banner (1644)

Three Star Grid Banner (1644)

Arrangement: In Pale (With Bars)


Alternate Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bar and Double Tomoe (1470)

Bars and Cranes (1470)

Bars and Wood Sorrel (1470)

Melon and Two (1470)

One and Stars (1470) (x2)

Plaid Bowl with Chopsticks (1470)

Ring and Bars (1470)

Teapot (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Two and Tomoe (1470)

Arrangement: One-and-Two


Eye Yoshi Banner (1274)

Bars and Wood Sorrel (1470)

Five and Notched Shapes (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Stars and Luck (1470)

Suhama (1470)

Three 12-petal Chrysanthemums (1470)

Three Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Three Eyes (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Three Sets of Tomoe (1470)

Three Stars and One (1470)

Three Stars (1470) (x3)

Three Wood Sorrel (1470)

Triple Apricot Leaves (1470)

Turtle Shells with Flower Squares (1470)

Turtle Shells with Simple Flowers (1470)

Wood Sorrel and Bars (1470)

Triple Turtle Shell with Flowers (1600)

One Three Stars Banner (1644)

Arrangement: One-and-Two (Different Charges)


Luck and Circles (1470)

Melons and Bell (1470)

Two Plants (1473)

Arrangement: Overlapping


Road Tomoe (1470)

War Fan and Circles Kokuin (1470)

Overlapping Bamboo (1600)

Arrangement: Radial

See also: Arrangement: In Annulo (Radial)


Six Oak Leaves (1470)

Arrangement: Stars


Shadowed, Nine Stars (1160)

Nine Stars Oxcart (13th c.)

Apricot Leaf Stars (1470)

Coin and Stars (1470)

Eight Stars (1470)

Flat Coin and Stars (1470)

Kenmon Tomoe Stars (1470)

Moon and Stars (1470) (x3)

One and Nine Stars (1470)

Seven Stars Change Banner (1632)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Tomoe Stars (1644)

Arrangement: Other


Two and a Half Feathers (1334)

Lots of Eyes (1470)

Pinebark Melon (1470)

Tomoe Triangle (1470)

Character: Auspicious


Eye Yoshi Banner (1274)

Long Time Bell (1470)

Luck and Circles (1470)

One Long Time (1470)

Peace Paulownia (1470)

Stars and Luck (1470)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Character: Great

"Dai" (大) can mean "big" or "great".


Big Fan (1470)

Dai (1470)

Teapot (1470)

Dai Wisteria (1593)

Character: Mountain

See also: Landscape: Mountain


Suhama with Mountains (1470)

Aoyama Banner (1644)

Character: Number (One)

See also: Geometric: Bars (One)


Again One (1470)

Ichiban (1470)

One Long Time (1470)

One and Nine Stars (1470)

One (1470) (x2)

Red and One in Ring (1470)

Three Stars and One (1470)

One and Rhombus (1600)

One Three Stars Banner (1644)

Character: Number (Two)

See also: Geometric: Bars (Two)


Kenmon Turtle Shell Complex (1470)

Turtle Shell Complex (1573)

Character: Number (Three)

See also: Geometric: Bars (Three)


Pines And Three (1470)

Numbers and Dove (1470)

Three in Ring with Flowers (1470)

Three in Square (1470)

Three in Octogon (1570)

Character: Number (Other)


Five and Notched Shapes (1470)

Numbers and Dove (1470)

Tall Ten (1470)

Character: Text


Ichiban (1470)

One Long Time (1470)

Iroha Banner (1614)

Character: Well

See also: Object: Wellframe


Well Character (1470)

Character: Other


Again One (1470)

Apricot Leaves with Character in Ring (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Exist in Turtle Shell (1470)

Ichiban (1470)

Kenmon Turtle Shell Complex (1470)

Kid Tachibana in Ring (1470)

Maru (1470)

Red and One in Ring (1470)

Up (1470)

Turtle Shell Complex (1573)

Bishamonten (1578)

Hon Stripe Banner (1631)

Ko (1644)

Color: Black on Blue

Blue and green are traditionally considered the same color in Japanese.


Goose (1600)

One and Rhombus (1600)

Triple Turtle Shell with Flowers (1600)

Three Color Diamond Banner (1637)

Three Star Grid Banner (1644)

Color: Black on Red


Taira Butterfly (1185)

Seven Stars Change Banner (1632)

Color: Black on White


Five-lobe Melon (1600)

Goose (1600)

One and Rhombus (1600)

Overlapping Bamboo (1600)

Triple Turtle Shell with Flowers (1600)

Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Iroha Banner (1614)

Wisteria Noren (1615)

Hon Stripe Banner (1631)

Crane Stripes Banner (1632)

Tokugawa Curtain (1634)

Rice Bowl (1637)

Cross Banner (1641)

Diagonal Plum Banner (1644)

Leaves In Ring (1644)

Stripey Box Banner (1644)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Color: Black on Yellow


Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Color: Blue on White


Aoyama Banner (1644)

Color: Blue on Yellow


Partial Wheel (1598)

Color: Multicolor (On Banner)


Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Seven Stars Change Banner (1632)

Three Color Diamond Banner (1637)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Color: Multicolor (On Clothing)


Plum Blossom Fabric (1591)

Tomoe Fabric (1600)

Fans Fabric (1615)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Color: Multicolor (Other)


Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Color: Red on White


Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Swastika Banner (1631)

Color: White on Black


Wisteria Tomoe (1604)

Fletching Banner (1628)

Snake Eye (1628)

Sorel Hexagon Banner (1642)

Coin (1644)

Diagonal Plum Banner (1644)

Fuji (1644)

Gate (1644)

Ko (1644)

Tomoe Stars (1644)

Color: White on Blue


Palm Noren (1615)

Wisteria Noren (1615)

Color: White on Red


16-petal Chrysanthemum (1185)

Left Three Tomoe (1584)

Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Seven Stars Change Banner (1632)

Chestnut (1644)

Five Chestnut Banner (1644)

One Three Stars Banner (1644)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Color: Yellow on Black

I am not here distinguishing yellow from gold, though they may have been distingished in period.


Gold Stripe Banner (1631)

Indented Lines Banner (1636)

Wood Sorrel (1636)

Three Color Diamond Banner (1637)

Square (1639)

Flat Eyes (1644)

Stripey Box Banner (1644)

Sun Disc Banner (1644)

Color: Yellow on Red


Tsugaru Swastika (1610)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Bullseye Banner (1644)

Color: Yellow on White


Double Chyrsanthemum (1333)

Tokugawa Hollyhock (1567)

Stripey Box Banner (1644)

Enclosure: Bell


Crane in Bell (1470)

Long Time Bell (1470)

Melons and Bell (1470)

Oak Spiral in Bell (1470)

Suhama Bell (1470)

Wellframe Bell (1470)

Enclosure: Melon


Melon and Two (1470)

Melon (1470)

Melons and Bell (1470)

Six-lobe Melon with Sharp Flower (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Two Melons (1470)

Five-lobe Melon (1600)

Enclosure: Ring (Plain, Around Single)

See also: Geometric: Circle (Shadowed)


Gentian Seat (12th c.)

Kid Tachibana in Ring (1470)

Stones in Ring (1470)

Circled Bellflower (1477)

Tomoe Fabric (1600)

Bullseye Banner (1644)

Leaves In Ring (1644)

Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Enclosure: Ring (Plain, Around Multiple)


Hat and Bamboo in Ring (1333)

Apricot Leaves with Character in Ring (1470)

Butterflies in Ring (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Facing Paulownia in Ring (1470)

Flower Square with Blades in Ring (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemum in Ring (1470)

Mulberry and One in Ring (1470)

Red and One in Ring (1470)

Sasaki Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Twelve Unshadowed Eyes in Ring (1470)

Enclosure: Ring (Plant)


Sparrow in Bamboo (1470)

Sparrows in Bamboo (1470)

Turtle Shell with Flower in Bamboo Ring (1470)

Enclosure: Ring (Plants Emerging)


Kenmon Semy of Oxalis (1470)

Paulownia in Ring with Bamboo (1470)

Three Half Flower Squares in Ring (1470)

Three Half Sharp Flowers in Ring (1470)

Three in Ring with Flowers (1470)

Tokugawa Hollyhock (1567)

Semy of Oxalis (1585)

Tokugawa Curtain (1634)

Enclosure: Ring (Other Emerging)


Crossed Feathers in Ring (1470)

Enclosure: Seven Treasures


Chrysanthemum in Seven Treasures (1470)

Kenmon Flower Rhombus in Seven Treasures (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Seven Treasures (1470)

Sasaki Shadowed Seven Treasures with Flower Square (1470)

Seven Treasures with Blades (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Bladed Flower Square (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Flower Square (1470)

Six Directions (1470)

Flower Rhombus in Seven Treasures (1573)

Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Enclosure: Tongs


Enclosed Goose (1470)

Tongs Enclosure (1470)

Enclosure: Turtle Shell


Turtle Shell Chrys (1470)

Exist in Turtle Shell (1470)

Kenmon Turtle Shell Complex (1470)

Paulownia in Turtle Shell (1470)

Turtle Shell with Flower in Bamboo Ring (1470)

Turtle Shells with Flower Squares (1470)

Turtle Shells with Simple Flowers (1470)

Turtle Shell Complex (1573)

Triple Turtle Shell with Flowers (1600)

Sorel Hexagon Banner (1642)

Enclosure: Other Geometric


Three in Square (1470)

Tomoe in Box (1470)

Three in Octogon (1570)

Enclosure: Other


Bars in Feathers (1470)

Flowery Box (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Box (1470)

Dai Wisteria (1593)

Feather: Arrow


Alternate Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Alternate Three Fletchings (1470)

Arrows And Pine (1470)

Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Crossed Feathers (1470)

Crossed Fletchings (1470)

Three Fletchings (1470)

Fletching Banner (1628)

Feather: Hawk's


Two and a Half Feathers (1334)

Alternate Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bars in Feathers (1470)

Crossed Feathers in Ring (1470)

Crossed Feathers (1470)

Feather Fan (1470)

Feathers and Knot (1470)

Five Feathers (1470)

Three Feathers (1470)

Two Feathers (1470)

Geometric: Bars (One, Thick)


Divided Bar (1470)

Gold Stripe Banner (1631)

Hon Stripe Banner (1631)

Geometric: Bars (One, Thin)


Alternate Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bar and Crossed Feathers (1470)

Bar and Double Tomoe (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

One and Stars (1470) (x2)

Teapot (1470)

Geometric: Bars (One, Thin Enclosed)


Fan with Bamboo (1470)

Mulberry and One in Ring (1470)

Red and One in Ring (1470)

Geometric: Bars (Two Horizontal)


Bars and Cranes (1470)

Bars and Wood Sorrel (1470)

Bars in Feathers (1470)

Melon and Two (1470)

Plaid Bowl with Chopsticks (1470)

Ring and Bars (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Two Bars (1470)

Two and Tomoe (1470)

Wood Sorrel and Bars (1470)

Crane Stripes Banner (1632)

Geometric: Bars (Two Vertical)


Bands and Phoenix (1470)

Circles and Bars (1470)

Two Vertical Bars (1470)

Geometric: Bars (Three)

See also: Character: Number (Three)


Rotated Three (1470)

Three Bars (1470)

Geometric: Bars (Many)


Stripey Box Banner (1644)

Geometric: Circle (Single Plain)


Star And Crescent (1455)

Sun Fan (1470)

Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Bullseye Banner (1644)

Sun Disc Banner (1644)

Geometric: Circle (Two Plain)


Sun and Moon (1470)

Geometric: Circle (Three Plain)


One and Stars (1470) (x2)

Stars and Luck (1470)

Three Stars and One (1470)

Three Stars (1470) (x3)

One Three Stars Banner (1644)

Geometric: Circle (Many Plain)

See also: Plant: Plum


Coin and Stars (1470)

Eight Stars (1470)

Five and Notched Shapes (1470)

Flat Coin and Stars (1470)

Moon and Stars (1470) (x3)

One and Nine Stars (1470)

Simple Plum (1470)

Seven Stars Change Banner (1632)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Three Star Grid Banner (1644)

Geometric: Circle (Shadowed)

See also: Enclosure: Ring


Shadowed, Nine Stars (1160)

Nine Stars Oxcart (13th c.)

Circle and Hand Drum (1470)

Circles and Bars (1470)

Luck and Circles (1470)

Ring and Bars (1470)

Ring (1470)

Thin Ring (1470) (x2)

War Fan and Circles Kokuin (1470)

Snake Eye (1628)

Geometric: Circle (With Bars)


Three Pulled (1470)

Two Pulled (1470)

Vertical One Pulled (1470)

Rice Bowl (1637)

Geometric: Circle (Other)


Plaid Bowl with Chopsticks (1470)

Three Color Kanji Banner (1644)

Geometric: Rhombus (Stacked)


Gourds with Rhombuses (1470)

Pinebark Melon (1470)

Pinebark Rhombuses (1470) (x2)

Three Stacked Rhombuses (1470)

Ogasawara Three Rhombuses (1615)

Chestnut (1644)

Five Chestnut Banner (1644)

Geometric: Rhombus (Other)


Four Rhombuses (1470)

One and Rhombus (1600)

Three Color Diamond Banner (1637)

Geometric: Square (Plain)


16 Unshadowed Eyes (1470)

Four Squares (1470)

Nine Squares (1470)

Twelve Unshadowed Eyes in Ring (1470)

Geometric: Square (Shadowed)


Eye Yoshi Banner (1274)

16 Eyes (1470)

Four Eyes (1470)

Lots of Eyes (1470)

Nail Puller (1470)

Sasaki Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Three Eyes (1470)

Twelve Eyes in Ring (1470)

Flat, One Eye (1614)

Square (1639)

Flat Eyes (1644)

Stripey Box Banner (1644)

Geometric: Square (Stones)


Early Stone (1470)

Stones in Ring (1470)

Geometric: Suhama


Sandal Suhama (1470)

Suhama Bell (1470)

Suhama with Mountains (1470)

Suhama (1470)

Geometric: Other


Circle and Hand Drum (1470)

Divided Bar (1470)

Five and Notched Shapes (1470)

Lots of Eyes (1470)

Road Tomoe (1470)

Sun and Moon (1470)

Woven Strips (1470)

Indented Lines Banner (1636)

Diagonal Plum Banner (1644)

Half Charge


Two and a Half Feathers (1334)

Floating Chrysanthemum (1336)

Kenmon Semy of Oxalis (1470)

Mulberry and One in Ring (1470)

Three Half Flower Squares in Ring (1470)

Three Half Sharp Flowers in Ring (1470)

Semy of Oxalis (1585)

Landscape: Cloud


Moon With Cloud (1470)

Moon and Cranes (1470)

Tomoe and Water (1470)

Landscape: Moon (Crescent)


Star And Crescent (1455)

Crescent Moon (1470)

Night Landscape Fan (1470)

Landscape: Moon (Full)


Moon With Cloud (1470)

Moon and Cranes (1470)

Sun and Moon (1470)

Landscape: Mountain

See also: Character: Mountain


Divided Bar (1470)

Fuji (1644)

Landscape: Water


Floating Chrysanthemum (1336)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Pine in Water (1470)

Three Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Tomoe and Water (1470)

Wave (1556)

Landscape: Other


Garden (1470)

Busier Garden (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Mossy Rock (1470)

Night Landscape Fan (1470)

Pine, Bamboo, Rocks (Modern)

Object: Bit


Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Object: Blade

See also: Plant: Wood Sorrel


Bladed Flower Square (1470)

Bladed Sharp Flower (1470)

Flower Square with Blades in Ring (1470)

Flowery Box (1470)

Seven Treasures with Blades (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Bladed Flower Square (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Flower Square (1470)

Sharp Flower Rhombus (1470)

Sharp Flower Square (1470)

Object: Coin


Coin and Stars (1470)

Flat Coin and Stars (1470)

Coin (1644)

Object: Fan (Folding)


Big Fan (1470)

Cypress Fan (1470) (x3)

Sun Fan (1470)

Undecorated Cypress Fan (1470)

Tricolor Sun Fan (1614)

Fans Fabric (1615)

Three Fans (1638)

Object: Fan (Uchiwa)


Fan with Bamboo (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Night Landscape Fan (1470)

War Fan and Circles Kokuin (1470)

Eight Stars Jinbaori (1634)

Bamboo-grass Fan (Modern)

Object: Fan (Other)


Feather Fan (1470)

Object: Hat


Hat and Bamboo in Ring (1333)

Hat Standard (1644)

Object: Knot


Agemaki Knot (1470)

Feathers and Knot (1470)

Other Knot (1470)

Object: Ladder


Eight-rung Ladder (1638)

Ladder (Modern)

Object: Tool


Natagama (1615)

Object: Wellframe

See also: Character: Well


Wellframe Bell (1470)

Wellframe (1470)

Object: Other


Teapot (1470)

Umbrella (1470)

Plant: Apricot Leaf

See also: Plant: Ginger


Apricot Leaf Stars (1470)

Apricot Leaf (1470) (x3)

Apricot Leaves with Character in Ring (1470)

Encircled Bit, Bar, and Apricot Leaves (1470)

Triple Apricot Leaves (1470)

Plant: Bamboo


Fan with Bamboo (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Night Landscape Fan (1470)

Paulownia in Ring with Bamboo (1470)

Sparrow in Bamboo (1470)

Sparrows in Bamboo (1470)

Three Bamboo Poles (1470)

Turtle Shell with Flower in Bamboo Ring (1470)

Overlapping Bamboo (1600)

Bamboo-grass Fan (Modern)

Pine, Bamboo, Rocks (Modern)

Plant: Bellflower


Bellflower (1470)

Circled Bellflower (1477)

Pierced Bellflower (1582)

Plant: Chrysanthemum (16)


16-petal Chrysanthemum (1185)

Double Chyrsanthemum (1333)

Turtle Shell Chrys (1470)

Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Plant: Chrysanthemum (Other)


Floating Chrysanthemum (1336)

Chrysanthemum in Seven Treasures (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemum in Ring (1470)

Geese and Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Three 12-petal Chrysanthemums (1470)

Three Chrysanthemums in Water (1470)

Plant: Flower Square

Modern sources distinguish flower squares from flower rhombuses based on proportions; however, the distinction is not always clear in period sources.

See also: Plant: Simple Flower, Plant: Sharp Flower


Bladed Flower Square (1470)

Flower Rhombus (1470)

Flower Square with Blades in Ring (1470)

Flowery Box (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Box (1470)

Sasaki Melon with Flower (1470)

Sharp Flower Rhombus (1470)

Sharp Flower Square (1470)

Three Half Flower Squares in Ring (1470)

Flower Tsuba (16th c.)

Plant: Flower Square (In Melon)


Melon and Two (1470)

Melon (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Two Melons (1470)

Plant: Flower Square (In Seven Treasures)


Kenmon Flower Rhombus in Seven Treasures (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Seven Treasures (1470)

Sasaki Shadowed Seven Treasures with Flower Square (1470)

Seven Treasures with Blades (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Bladed Flower Square (1470)

Shadowed Seven Treasures with Flower Square (1470)

Flower Rhombus in Seven Treasures (1573)

Plant: Flower Square (Other Enclosure)


Flowery Box (1470)

Sasaki Flowery Box (1470)

Turtle Shells with Flower Squares (1470)

Triple Turtle Shell with Flowers (1600)

Plant: Gentian


Minamoto Gentian (1185)

Gentian Seat (12th c.)

Alternate Geese and Gentian (1470)

Geese and Gentian (1470)

Plant: Ginger

See also: Plant: Apricot Leaf


Ginger (1470)

Plant: Gingko


Ginkgo Leaves (1470)

Sasaki Ginkgo Leaves (1470)

Plant: Gourd


Gourds with Plum (1470)

Gourds with Rhombuses (1470)

Plant: Holly Olive


Holly Olive (1470)

Sasaki Holly Olive (1470)

Plant: Hollyhock


Two Hollyhock Leaves (1470)

Tokugawa Hollyhock (1567)

Tokugawa Curtain (1634)

Leaves In Ring (1644)

Hollyhock with Flower (Modern)

Plant: Ivy


Ivy with Vine (1470)

Ivy (1470)

Plant: Melon


Melon and Two (1470)

Melon with Flower (1470)

Melon (1470)

Melons and Bell (1470)

Pinebark Melon (1470)

Sasaki Melon with Flower (1470)

Six-lobe Melon with Sharp Flower (1470)

Three Melons and Two (1470)

Two Melons (1470)

Five-lobe Melon (1600)

Plant: Mistletoe


Doves and Mistletoe (1470)

Plant: Mulberry


Mulberry Leaf (1470)

Mulberry and One in Ring (1470)

Sasaki Holly Olive (1470)

Plant: Nadeshiko

A nadeshiko is a delicate pink carnation, Dianthus superbus.


Nadeshiko (1470)

Plant: Oak


Oak Spiral in Bell (1470)

Six Oak Leaves (1470)

Plant: Paulownia


Minamoto Gentian (1185)

Five-three paulownia (1392)

Facing Paulownia in Ring (1470)

Paulownia in Ring with Bamboo (1470)

Paulownia in Turtle Shell (1470)

Peace Paulownia (1470)

Two Plants (1473)

Plant: Peony


Branch Peony (1470)

Lion (1470)

Plant: Pine


Pines And Three (1470)

Arrows And Pine (1470)

Cranes with Pine Branch (1470)

Landscape On Fan (1470)

Night Landscape Fan (1470)

Pine in Water (1470)

Pine with Wild Branches (1470)

Three-tiered Pine (1470)

Pine, Bamboo, Rocks (Modern)

Plant: Plum


Gourds with Plum (1470)

Plum with Flower (1470)

Simple Plum (1470)

Taira Plum (1470)

Plum blossom flowerpot (1582)

Plum Blossom Fabric (1591)

Five-lobe Melon (1600)

Diagonal Plum Banner (1644)

Plant: Sharp Flower

See also: Plant: Flower Square


Bladed Sharp Flower (1470)

Rhombus Sharp Flower (1470)

Six Directions (1470)

Six-lobe Melon with Sharp Flower (1470)

Three Half Sharp Flowers in Ring (1470)

Plant: Simple Flower

May be a simplified variation of Flower Square.


Melons and Bell (1470)

Plum with Flower (1470)

Turtle Shell with Flower in Bamboo Ring (1470)

Turtle Shells with Simple Flowers (1470)

Sorel Hexagon Banner (1642)

Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Plant: Tachibana

Tachibana is an inedible green citrus plant.


Kid Tachibana in Ring (1470)

Plant: Wisteria


Dai Wisteria (1593)

Wisteria Tomoe (1604)

Wisteria Noren (1615)

Plant: Wood Sorrel


Bars and Wood Sorrel (1470)

Kenmon Semy of Oxalis (1470)

Kenmon Turtle Shell Complex (1470)

Single Wood Sorrel (1470)

Three Wood Sorrel (1470)

Wood Sorrel and Bars (1470)

Turtle Shell Complex (1573)

Semy of Oxalis (1585)

Wood Sorrel (1636)

Sorel Hexagon Banner (1642)

Wood Sorrel and Chrysanthemum Box (1650)

Plant: Other Flower


Again One (1470)

Flowery Box (1470)

Melon with Flower (1470)

Three in Ring with Flowers (1470)

Cherry Blossom (Modern)

Plant: Other Leaf


Two Plants (1473)

Palm Noren (1615)

Religious: Cross


Tall Ten (1470)

Cross Banner (1641)

Religious: Shrine Gate


Doves on Gate (1470)

Gate (1644)

Religious: Swastika


Tsugaru Swastika (1610)

Swastika Banner (1631)

Swastika on Disc (1638)

Religious: Tomoe (Left Three)


Kenmon Tomoe Stars (1470)

Left Tomoe (1470) (x2)

Road Tomoe (1470)

Tomoe in Box (1470)

Left Three Tomoe (1584)

Tomoe Fabric (1600)

Wisteria Tomoe (1604)

Three Tomoe Circle (1638)

Tomoe Stars (1644)

Religious: Tomoe (Right Three)


Bar and Double Tomoe (1470)

Right Tomoe (1470)

Three Sets of Tomoe (1470)

Tomoe In Pale (1470)

Tomoe Triangle (1470)

Tomoe and Water (1470)

Two and Tomoe (1470)

Right Three Tomoe (1593)

Religious: Other


Treasure Wheel (1470)

Bishamonten (1578)

Three-Dimensional: Fukinuki


White Fukinuki (1644)

Three-Dimensional: Helmet


Big Ear Helm (1600)

Cloud-Horned Helmet (1643)

Three-Dimensional: Hoop


Hoop Standard (1644)

Three-Dimensional: Horo


Black Horo (1644)

Three-Dimensional: Object


Hat Standard (1644)

Uncharged


Gold Banner (1607)

Gold Stripe Banner (1631)

Wheel


Carriage Wheel (1185)

Treasure Wheel (1470)

Partial Wheel (1598)

Wheel Fabric (1648)
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