Vintage Red Yellow Kiku Chrysanthemum Mon Oriental Serving Tray

Serve your tea on this tray with this famous Japanese Kiku Chrysanthemum Mon pattern in red and yellow. Kiku mon based on a Chrysanthemum symbol from the Japanese shogunate. One of the many variations of a kiku. The mon is an emblem to designate a family, clan or even an organization. The kamon is used specifically to identify a family. The mon is similar to the coat of arms from European heraldic tradition. Although, there is a big difference, the mon stays clean and minimalist in design. European crests tend to get very complicated by combining other family crests over the generations. Mon and Kamon are usually designed using a roundel containing a abstracted, stylized image of an object. This object can be a plant, an animal, a tool, or anything you fancy. This will lead to a large amount of categories containing many variations of a particular object. Although we end up with thousands of mon, due to its minimalist and even modern design, mon and kamon are never boring. They look absolutely beautiful on any piece of merchandise.