Maedate, Kabuto Emblem "maruni Chigai Takanoha"

Maedate, Kabuto Crest

Maedate sold alone, without Kabuto.

550€, excluding shipping costs

The object has an old patina and small scratches due to aging

Approximately 8 cm in diameter.

The Maedate was an emblem worn on the Kabuto of Samurai, proving their membership in a clan or family.

The name of the Kamon (clan crest) is "Maruni Chigai Takanoha" which means "crossed falcon feathers encircled" and belongs to the Kubo and Hidaka families. There may be other families with a similar crest. The symbol of two superimposed falcon feathers also appears in Hiroshima Prefecture, the place of origin of this Maedate.

Going back in time, this same symbol represented the family of Samurai Asano Naganori 1665 - 1701, Daimyo of the Ako domain of a small fiefdom between Okayama and Himeji. The "falcon feather" was chosen as a decoration during ceremonies such as New Year's Day, and for the great Samurai. That is why it is one of the most appreciated family crests of the Samurai.

The Kamon (clan emblem) representing two falcon feathers superimposed in a circle, also belonged to the noble family of Saigo Takamori 1828-1877 and according to a study by Japanese experts, this Maedate belonged to one of the members of the famous Saigo Takamori family 1828-1877, this Japanese Samurai lived during the last years of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji era.