There are traditional patterns for the court nobles. They came over from ancient China and later got Japanized. They have been marked on the costumes and furniture as family emblem.
this is what we got when she tried kimono for court-ladies on. It is called ‘mukai-cho’, and represents “two butterflies facing each other.
two moths?
ReplyDeleteCan any family have a family emblem? Only the rich?
ReplyDeleteHow to make it and who designs it?
Can you make your own family crest?
Are you great on heraldry now?
Luv ya!
Most people have a family emblem, they don’t need to make one up, however
ReplyDeleteThis post is about emblems for the nobility, not for ordinary people.
Here, you see the details. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_(emblem)