Observations of various family crests - Kenmon Shokamon

Japanese: 見聞諸家紋 - けんもんしょかもん

The oldest collection of family crests in Japan. Also known as the Higashiyamadono Gomoncho (Crest Book of Higashiyama Palace). The editor is unknown. It mainly focuses on the eastern army of the Onin-Bunmei War, and includes approximately 260 family crests (patterns) from over 240 families, including the Shogunate, Shugo Daimyo, Council of State, Magistrates, and local lords of the time, including Kyogoku Mochikiyo, who died in August 1470 (Bunmei 2). Many were copied as historical records during the Edo period, and there are two versions, roughly divided into one from 1510 and one from 1539, based on the colophon. The oldest surviving copy held by the Iwase Bunko has a colophon that reads "19th day of the Rabbit month, year 8 of Tenbun, Sasaki Hidekatsu (signature)," suggesting it is a handwritten copy, while the former Shokokan copy (a copy by Toru held by the Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo) has a colophon that reads "Written by Ritsusetsusai on 17th day of the March month, year of the Horse month, year of the Eisho era," and both retain the old style.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本最古の家紋集。《東山殿御紋帳》ともいう。編者不詳。応仁･文明の乱の東軍武家を主とし，1470年(文明2)8月死去の京極持清を含む，当時の将軍家，守護大名，評定衆，奉行人，国人等240余家の家紋(図形)約260個を集録する。江戸時代に故実書として多く伝写され，奥書により大別して永正7年(1510)本と天文8年(1539)本の2系統がある。現存最古の岩瀬文庫所蔵本は奥書に〈天文八年卯月十九日　佐々木秀勝(花押)〉とあり，自筆書写と見られるほか，旧彰考館本(東大史料編纂所蔵騰写本)は奥書に〈永正七年庚午三月十七日於立雪斎下書之〉とあって，ともに古体を残している。

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