Monsho: Family Crests for Symbolic Design

The custom of using family crests as a matter of pride on the part of the family still remains (as of 1963) in the nations of Europe, although it is being upheld by a limited number of households. In Japan it became a highly important matter of etiquette among the aristocrats and Samurai of the 11th century to wear one’s family crest in formal attire. This is a book of those crests.