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Chosokabe Japanese Symbols

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Description of Chōsokabe

The Chōsokabe clan was a samurai kin group. Claiming to be descendants of Qin Shi Huang the first emperor of a unified China, the clan served the Hosokawa clan, then the Miyoshi clan and then the Ichijo clan. The Chosokabe clan went through a great deal of turmoil, especially during the Sengoku period. Chōsokabe Kunichika’s father Kanetsugu was killed by the Motoyama clan. Fatherless, Chosokabe Kunichika was adopted by an aristocrat, Ichijō Husaie of the Ichijō clan in Tosa Province and was raised by him. However, when Chosoabe Kunichika came to age, he exacted revenge on the Motoyama clan for the murder of his father. After avenging his family, Kunichika had children and an heir, thereby continuing the clan. However after the siege of Osaka, the last of the clan perished and were executed. This ended their reign as a political and military force.

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Japanese Symbols The Japanese family crests or Mons have a similar role as the English family crests. The Japanese family crest symbols, or Mons are a coat of arms used to represent families and individuals, and more recently, businesses and institutions. There is little known about the origin of these crests and the Japanese family crest symbols, but it is commonly believed that the tradition started as a fabric pattern to identify aristocratic families and individuals. It eventually evolved to being used in battles, and then became a common way of identification, even for commoners. In terms of design, there were no hard and fast rules. There seemed to be a general consensus to use a roundel that would encircle some sort of figure when designing Japanese family crest symbols. This could be a plant, a man-made shape, a natural or celestial figure as one part of it. Other mon used religious symbols, kanji, and other shapes in their design as well. The mon was also designed to be monochromatic, and colors were generally eschewed. For commoners, however, the use of the mon, or the Japanese family crest symbol was tricky. If they had none, they would either adapt the mon of their patron or organization, or failing that, used what would be considered inappropriate mons, or developed their own altogether. The usage and choice of mons came with their own rules and were largely dictated by social customs - and its usage was monitored and enforced. For example, it was considered inappropriate to use a mon or Japanese family crest symbol already in use by someone else, and especially offensive if held by someone of a higher rank. If a situation such as that occurred, the lower-ranking person would have to change their mon or Japanese family crest symbol in order to avoid any offense or wrongdoing. Mons held by the ruling Japanese clans were legally protected and could not be used by others.

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