Historical Context
Editorially reviewedThe Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba depicts the 1274 Mongol invasion; the surviving illustrated scroll is later thirteenth century and associates a parallel-feather banner with Kikuchi. Kenmon Shokamon (見聞諸家紋, c. 1467–1470) is a Muromachi album that already splits narabi, chigai, daki, ringed and unringed forms, and shaft counts. A ring or roundel is not the default for this type. Asano’s maru-ni-chigai-taka-no-ha is a later Edo named cut.
Provenance: Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba parallel-feather banner associated with Kikuchi (event 1274; surviving scroll later 13th c.). Kenmon Shokamon records Kikuchi narabi-taka-no-ha and already separates chigai, daki, and ringed versus unringed shaft counts.
Research status: reviewed · reviewed 31/08/2026
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2 references見聞諸家紋, c. 1467–1470 (also 東山殿御紋帳). Muromachi album of warrior-house drawings; type-names on surviving copies are later labels, not original Muromachi captions. (National Diet Library (later transcript))
Supports: Supports Kikuchi narabi-taka-no-ha as a Kenmon drawing already separated from chigai, daki, ringed and unringed forms, and three- and five-shaft counts.
蒙古襲来絵詞 (Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba)
蒙古襲来絵詞. Illustrated account of the 1274 Mongol invasion; the surviving illustrated scroll is later thirteenth century.
Supports: Supports a parallel-feather banner associated with Kikuchi for the 1274 event; the surviving scroll is later 13th-century and is not a Kenmon caption or a default ringed enclosure.
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Parallel Hawk-Feather Crest (Narabi Taka-no-ha-mon / Kikuchi) — Documented Kamon Motif, Kamakura–Edo. Sanctum Hex Vault. Reviewed 31/08/2026. https://vault.sanctumhex.com/symbols/japanese-family-crests-kamon-mon-historically-documented-motif-types-from-heian-through-edo-periods-parallel-hawk-feather-crest-narabi-taka-no-ha-mon-kikuchi-documented-kamon-motif-kamakura-edo
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Parallel Hawk-Feather Crest (Narabi Taka-no-ha-mon / Kikuchi) — Documented Kamon Motif, Kamakura–Edo
Two hawk feathers set parallel (narabi), vanes barred and shafts pointed, the Kenmon Kikuchi type.
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