Aizu Hollyhock Pin

The number of pistils (in heraldry, the veins are called pistils) of the Aizu aoi varies depending on the crest book. "Mon no Izumi", "Teimon no Kenkyu", "Monsho Dai Shusei", "Mon no Shiori" have 19 pistils, "Edo Monsho Shu" and "Heian Monkan" have 21, "Nihon Monsho Dai Zukan" has 17, and "Monsho no Saihakken" has 15. However, they all have in common that the pistils are arranged in the kawabuki-mon style (the lines likened to the veins radiate from the main vein to the left and right). This design was created with reference to the 19-pistil type (created on March 21, 2013). / In addition, "The Study of Teimon" states that... Aizu aoi is the crest of the Matsudaira family, a daimyo (lord of a 230,000-koku domain, surname: Hoshina, received the Matsudaira surname and the aoi crest), and is different from others in that it has a fine-lined aoi.