220yo+ EDO PERIOD FRAMED BUTTERFLY MON
Framed Japanese Mon symbols from a mid 18th century -Edo period- Japanese book on various clan/government/family/business symbols (exact age is unknown as the book was undated). Printed on thin high quality washi paper, presented in small wood stand-alone frame. These particular images appear to be variations of the Ageha-Cho (揚羽蝶) or butterfly Mon symbol. The most influential clan to use the Ageha-Cho symbol is the Taira Clan (平氏) or House of Taira, one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi periods of Japanese history. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperors they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi. Founded in 825AD, they controlled a large portion of southern Japan (Southwest of modern day Osaka).
Framed Japanese Mon symbols from a mid 18th century -Edo period- Japanese book on various clan/government/family/business symbols (exact age is unknown as the book was undated). Printed on thin high quality washi paper, presented in small wood stand-alone frame. These particular images appear to be variations of the Ageha-Cho (揚羽蝶) or butterfly Mon symbol. The most influential clan to use the Ageha-Cho symbol is the Taira Clan (平氏) or House of Taira, one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi periods of Japanese history. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperors they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi. Founded in 825AD, they controlled a large portion of southern Japan (Southwest of modern day Osaka).
Framed Japanese Mon symbols from a mid 18th century -Edo period- Japanese book on various clan/government/family/business symbols (exact age is unknown as the book was undated). Printed on thin high quality washi paper, presented in small wood stand-alone frame. These particular images appear to be variations of the Ageha-Cho (揚羽蝶) or butterfly Mon symbol. The most influential clan to use the Ageha-Cho symbol is the Taira Clan (平氏) or House of Taira, one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi periods of Japanese history. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperors they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi. Founded in 825AD, they controlled a large portion of southern Japan (Southwest of modern day Osaka).