Kamon (Samurai Family Crests)

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Samurai family crests (Kamon)The kamon (family crest) is a monshou (crest or informally called a mon) used to identify an individual clan or family. There are about 12,000 different kamon in use in Japan today, most of which are based on the earliest 350 patterns used during the Heian Period. The most popular kamons portray plants, animals, insects, geographic features, and abstract designs.

 

Samurai got their kamon in various ways. Often they had been passed down in their families for generations but sometimes they were a reward from a lord to his retainer for praiseworthy service.

 

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There are six commonly recognized divisions of mon: plants, animals, natural phenomena, man-made objects, abstract designs, and characters. Tokugawa ordered all mon must Always be on round background.            

 

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