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Chonmage/Butt Kamon; What is the official name of this buttocks kamon?
Topic Started: Jun 16 2017, 05:35 PM (456 Views)
Dickjutsu
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So I was looking over some Kamon in a database recently and came across what I, at first, thought was basically a butthole.

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After doing a double-take I realized it's probably more a stylized human head with chonmage. But a recurring theme in my questions...I can't read the characters beside it, especially in that stylized form. Can anyone tell me what it's called or even correct me if I'm seeing something different than what it's supposed to be.

Thank you, most kindly.
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chingwa
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This is like a rorschach test for Japan nerds.

I can't read the writing either. Maru something something... looks like it devolves into old style hiragana, but still can't read it. #backtothebooks
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I checked with my wife, and she can't figure it out, even after checking some Kamon databases. Do you have the URL you got it from?

BTW, definitely not "maru" at the top, the tick would be on the other side.
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It was something someone linked to on Pinterest. The site the Pinterest thing linked to is called Riddip.com (https://riddip.com/samurai-branding#lightbox).

I think I cut the picture wrong, though. It appears the title may actually be the right side, not the left side. Here is the correct title:
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Let's see if that makes any more sense?
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Ah ok... I believe it's this:

剣一ツ片喰 or Ken Hitotsu Katabami ("Single Bladed Sorrell"?)
The "katabami" refers to Wood Sorrell, which is the heart-shaped leaf in the middle.

There are a number of related "sorrell" kamon:
http://www.akinofont.com/shop/item_list.php?mode=_CATEGORY&p_xid=148
http://www.butudan.co.jp/kamon/index.php?kamon043

I believe the "Ken" is referring to the small sword shape that is piercing the bottom of the sorrell petal.
Edited by chingwa, Jun 21 2017, 06:22 PM.
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That's extra funny then, because I was looking for different variants of Katabami crests when I was searching through the databases. Didn't really think about the heart-shaped flower of the Sorrell.
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