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Paulownia Crest (Go-san Kiri-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type family mark of three paulownia leaves beneath three upright racemes in the go-san (3-5-3) blossom count.

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Two-Leaf Asarum Crest (Futaba-Aoi-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of two heart-shaped leaves of Asarum caulescens (futaba-aoi), not garden hollyhock.

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Drooping Wisteria Crest (Sagari-Fuji-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of drooping wisteria racemes with palmate leaves (sagari-fuji), not upturned agari-fuji.

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Overhead Plum-Blossom Bowl Crest (Umebachi-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of a plum blossom seen from above: five equal round petals around a circular bowl-like centre.

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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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Swallowtail Butterfly Crest (Ageha-no-chō-mon / Ise Taira Seki) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A displayed swallowtail butterfly with indented hindwings, named from Kenmon’s Ise Taira Seki ageha plate.

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Three-Scale Crest (Mitsu-Uroko-mon / Hōjō 1272 Flag Type) — Documented Kamon Motif, Kamakura–Edo

Three triangular charges conventionally called scales (uroko), specified as the Hōjō tokusō mark on the Bun’ei 9 (1272) kasho-senki ship-flag.

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Left Three-Tomoe Crest (Hidari-Mitsudomoe-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Three comma-shaped whorls inside a circle, specified as left-rotating hidari-mitsudomoe, the Kenmon buke type.

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Pine-Bark Lozenge Crest (Matsukawa-Bishi-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A notched pine-bark lozenge (matsukawa-bishi), the Kenmon Takeda lozenge type.

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Two-Bar Crest (Futatsu-Hikiryō-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Two parallel bars (futatsu-hikiryō), with bar count defining the type.

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Bamboo-Ring with Sparrows Crest (Take-wa ni Suzume / Uesugi Take-ni-Suzume) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A compound mark of a bamboo ring (take-wa) charged with sparrows, the Kenmon Uesugi type.

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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).

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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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Tachibana Citrus Crest (Yakushiji Tachibana-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of the tachibana citrus: facing blossom with flanking leaves, fruit present only if the named cut includes it.

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Upright Arrowhead-Plant Crest (Tachi-Omodaka-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of Sagittaria trifolia: three-pointed arrowhead leaves on an upright (tachi) plant, not an embracing daki pair and not a water ground.

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Bamboo-Leaved Gentian with Two Distant Geese (Ochi Sasarindō ni Futatsu Tōgan) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A compound of bamboo-leaved gentian (sasarindō) with two distant geese (futatsu tōgan), the Kenmon drawing for Washū Ochi.

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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).

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Triple Hexagon Crest (Mitsu-mori Kikkō-mon / Fukayabe) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Three piled hexagonal plates (mitsu-mori kikkō), the Kenmon type for Nikaidō Fukayabe.

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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.

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Facing Standing Cranes Crest (Mukai-Tachi-Tsuru-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A pair of facing standing cranes (mukai-tachi-tsuru), the Kenmon silhouette assigned to Ōmi Gamō.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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Opened Folding-Fan Crest (Ogi-mon / Mino Satake Fan-with-Roundel) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

An opened folding fan (ogi) with radiating ribs, guard sticks, a circular outer arc, and a moon disc: Kenmon’s Mino Satake fan-with-roundel.

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Washer Crest (Kuginuki-mon / Square-Pierced-Round) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A square plate pierced by a round hole (座金 / washer), not a pictorial carpenter’s bar.

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Japanese Family Crests (Kamon) — Historically Documented Motifs

A curated selection of 25 authentic Japanese family crests, representing diverse plant, animal, geometric, and object motifs documented from Heian through Edo periods.