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Early Modern · documented field

Corner-Standing Four-Eyelet Crest (Sumitate-Yotsume-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo
Four hollow square or diamond eyelets set on the corner (sumitate-yotsume / 隅立て四つ目).
Early Modern · documented field

Eight-Around-One Discs Crest (Kuyō-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo
Nine discs in an 8-around-1 arrangement (kuyō), the Kenmon buke type.
Early Modern · documented field

Embracing Myōga Crest (Daki-Myōga-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo
Two inward-facing Japanese ginger buds (daki-myōga), the Kenmon type recorded for Ninomiya.
Early Modern · documented field

Hourglass Rose Mark
An hourglass beside a rose sets measured time against living beauty, creating a reminder that what is cherished is made more precious by its impermanence.
Early Modern · documented field

Lobed Mokko Outline Crest (Mokko-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo
A geometric outline-type of a four- to five-lobed rounded silhouette (木瓜 / mokko, also read goka).
Early Modern · documented field

Moon Crest (Tsuki-mon / Tsuki-Boshi) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo
Moon-and-star (tsuki-boshi / 月星), the Kenmon-attested type (for example Tsunoda).
Early Modern · documented field

North Star Seal
A fixed point in a turning sky, the North Star Seal uses Polaris as a modern emblem of direction, steadiness, and keeping a chosen course.
Early Modern · documented field

Ox-Carriage Wheel Crest (Genji-guruma) — Documented Kamon Motif, Edo
A frontal spoked ox-carriage wheel (hub, spokes, and felloe) used as an Edo named kamon (genji-guruma).















