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We recently covered the history of Japanese kamon (家紋), or family crests, exploring their development over time. As many commoners in the Edo period used crests to identify their family lines and m…
When imagining a family crest, many tend to think of European heraldry and coats-of-arms, symbols held only by the nobility. In contrast, Japanese family crests, or kamon (家紋) are held by a broad s…
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