Kikusui Round Seal

[Kikusui] Kikumon. According to "Nihon Monshogaku" written by Yorisuke NUMATA, 'Kikusui-mon is a kind of Kiku-mon and it is a crest symbolizing the chrysanthemum and water.' Kikusui is included in the Kiku-mon in the Showa period family crest such as "Heian Monkan" and "Monten" , so Kikusui is called Kiku-mon following these. Kikusui is the crest of the Kusunoki family, which is the crest of the Minatogawa Shijonawate Ryogu Heisha, and there are several theories about the origin of this crest, but Emperor Godaigo granted Masashige the crest of the chrysanthemum, but Masashige is afraid that the lower half of the chrysanthemum is a crest that is made up of water, and explains it more than the personality of the Ogusu clan (written by Manjiro FUKUI, "The Study of Jomon") / Kikusui's spirit is long-lived, and the transition of Kikusui's flowing gorge is considered to be a legend, and the old style of writing. The family crest of the Kusunoki, Wada, Hashimoto and Kaisho clans. (Written by Kosaku ITO, "The Emblem of Japan")