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Woodsorrel Trefoil Crest (Katabami-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview
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Historical Context

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Kenmon Shokamon (c. 1467–1470) is an album of drawings; type-names are later labels. It already pairs katabami with Taga and Akada, and records kikkō-ni katabami, piled katabami, and Chōsokabe’s seven-leaf cluster as distinct drawings. Ken-katabami with swords is a later named cut (Ukita/Sakai). A Nitta katabami pairing was not confirmed on Kenmon plates.

Provenance: Kenmon Shokamon records katabami for Taga and Akada, plus kikkō-ni katabami, mitsu-mori katabami, and Chōsokabe maru-ni nanatsu-katabami. Nitta is unconfirmed in that album; ken-katabami and four-leaf/ukikusa plates are separate types.

Research status: reviewed · reviewed 31/08/2026

Sources

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  1. Kenmon Shokamon (見聞諸家紋)

    Kenmon Shokamon (見聞諸家紋; also called Higashiyama-dono Gomonchō), c. 1467–1470. Muromachi album of drawings of warrior-house marks. Motif type-names on the drawings are later catalogue labels, not Muromachi captions written with the original plates.

    Supports: Supports katabami already drawn as a notched-trefoil class, including Taga and Akada pairings, kikkō-ni katabami, mitsu-mori katabami, and Chōsokabe maru-ni nanatsu-katabami, separate from four-leaf/ukikusa plates.

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Woodsorrel Trefoil Crest (Katabami-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of three notched Oxalis leaflets (katabami / 酢漿草), the notch distinguishing them from smooth Asarum aoi hearts.

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