Kanji | 源氏車地紙 / 生駒源氏車 |
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Transliteration | Genji guruma jigami / Ikoma Genji guruma |
Translation | Genji cart wheel fan paper / Ikoma Genji cart wheel |
Date | 1598 |
Owner | Ikoma Chikamasa |
Categories | Wheel, Color: Blue on Yellow |
Notes | Used by Ikoma Chikamasa when fighting in Japan's invasions of Korea. This portion of a cart wheel may be chosen to resemble the paper of a folding fan, or it may just be a cart wheel variant. (The Ikoma family later used a half cart wheel as a mon.) |
Sources | Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pp. E7, 60. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 164 fig. 16. |