Kaga crest - Kagamon

Japanese: 加賀紋 - かがもん
Kaga crest - Kagamon
〘Noun〙 A type of crest used on the haori coats of boys and girls. It is not a fixed crest, but a highly colored overpainted design of flowers and moons. It is so named because it originated in Kaga Province (southern Ishikawa Prefecture). ※Ukiyo-zoshi Danshoku-daikan (1687), Vol. 5 " Kegamon of Keshi Hito Gyau"

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Japanese:
〘名〙 少年少女の羽織などに用いた一種の紋。定紋ではなく、上絵(うわえ)で花や月の図案に極彩色をほどこしたもの。加賀国(石川県南部)から起こったところからいう。※浮世草子・男色大鑑(1687)五「けし人ぎゃうの加賀紋(カガモン)

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