Kobayakawa Baseball T-Shirts

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chūgoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Kobayakawa clan, Hidari-mitsudomoe (左三つ巴) or “left threefold tomoe”, which also are widely used in Shinto shrines. Below the crest is “Kobayakawa” in kanji.

Ukiyo-e of Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景), by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, master of ukiyo-e style of Japanese woodblock prints, restored by Takeda Art. Depicting Takakage wearing his official cloak over his samurai's armor. Behind is the kamon of Kobayakawa family, signature and seal of Kuniyoshi.

This is the Hidari-mitsudomoe (左三つ巴) or "left threefold tomoe", it is a very common kamon used by Kobayakawa, Yamamoto and other clans, in silver chrome style.

Kobayakawa mon based on a tomoe symbol from the japanese shogunate. The mon is an emblem to designate a family, clan or even an organization. The kamon is used specifically to identify a family. The mon is similar to the coat of arms from European heraldic tradition. Although, there is a big difference, the mon stays clean and minimalistic in design. European crests tend to get very complicated by combining other family crests over the generations. Mon and Kamon are usually designed using a roundel containing a abstracted, stylized image of an object. This object can be a plant, an animal, a tool, or anything you fancy. This will lead to a large amount of categories containg many variations of aparticular object. Although we end...

The kamon (clan crest) of Kobayakawa clan in Sengoku period of Japan, Hidari Mitsu Tomoe (左三つ巴), meaning "Left Threefold Tomoe". Cool kamon design suitable for Japanese or samurai fan, also can be given to your friends or family who use this kamon as their family crest.

This is the Hidari Mitsu Tomoe (左三つ巴) mon, meaning "Left Threefold Tomoe" .Cool kamon design suitable for Japanese or samurai fan, also can be given to your friends or family who use this kamon as their family crest.

Kobayakawa mon based on a tomoe symbol from the japanese shogunate. The mon is an emblem to designate a family, clan or even an organization. The kamon is used specifically to identify a family. The mon is similar to the coat of arms from European heraldic tradition. Although, there is a big difference, the mon stays clean and minimalistic in design. European crests tend to get very complicated by combining other family crests over the generations. Mon and Kamon are usually designed using a roundel containing a abstracted, stylized image of an object. This object can be a plant, an animal, a tool, or anything you fancy. This will lead to a large amount of categories containg many variations of aparticular object. Although we end...

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏, Kobayakawa-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan.

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Samurai Family Crests - Kobayakawa - Red

Samurai Family Crests - Kobayakawa.

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This is the Hidari Mitsu Tomoe (左三つ巴) mon, meaning “Left Threefold Tomoe”, in gold seal design. This is the mon used by the Kobayakawa clan as their family crest in sengoku jidai.

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The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏 Kobayakawa-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chūgoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara.

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏 Kobayakawa-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chūgoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara.

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏 Kobayakawa-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chūgoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara.