Umm......Another (History) Question

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 18:13 -0700

I showed my history teacher my Obi- and he it might be a symble for a War Group in WW2 That mean my Obi is represented my a high Family of Bushi ^^ - CooL- But He and I are not sure-

The Flower I could come up with was this

http://www.link-age.or.jp/kyoushuuji/cg/mon.gif

So I need a WW2 History Lession
My Obi Flower (s) looks like this
http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/84/2c/8b_1_b.JPG

Anyone Reconize this ?

takematsu · Post by **takematsu** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 15:42 -0700

There's some not-really-useful information here. While trying to find something more useful, I found this chap's page, where he shows a mon using that flower. However, the obi-maker could have used the stylized flower just as a decoration, in much the same way as the Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands appears on a lot of cheap metal buttons at fabric stores (really!). You'll note from the first link that there's a LOT of mon with that flower, and they likely aren't from related families. See if you can get ahold of this book through a local library (school or public); it's supposed to be a pretty definitive work IN ENGLISH on the subject. Once you find out which family you're looking for, you can start looking for them in the Second World War.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 17:11 -0700

Ohh CooL!- So it's another type of Mon!- That is cool. - Thanks ^^ OI am on my Spring break this week, so I will look up more on this!! Thanks!