| Kanji | 源氏車 |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Genji guruma |
| Translation | Genji wheel |
| Date | 1185 |
| Categories | Wheel |
| Notes | Associated with the Heian classic, The Tale of Genji, and popular as a motif from the late Heian period. See also Element of the Week: Carriage Wheel at Fireflies Sing. |
| Sources | Dower, John. The Elements Of Japanese Design: Handbook Of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism. Weatherhill, 1990. pg. 130. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. 59. (for image) An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 164 fig. 5. (for Japanese) |