| Kanji | 木瓜に二つ引き |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Mokkō ni Futatsu-biki |
| Translation | By a tree-melon, two pulled. |
| Date | 1470 |
| Categories | Plant: Melon, Enclosure: Melon, Plant: Flower Square (In Melon), Geometric: Bars (Two Horizontal), Arrangement: In Pale (With Bars) |
| Notes | This particular four-lobed melon is called a "tree-melon" (木瓜), written the same way as flowering quince but pronounced differently. |
| Sources | Kenmon Shokamon (見聞諸家紋; “Various Observed Family Crests”). 1467–1470. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2533035. pg. 13. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 374. (for Japanese) |