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  • Element of the Week: Chestnuts, Rhombi, and Caltrops « Fireflies Sing: […] (literally, three stories) hishi crest, a version used by Ogasawara Tadazane in the 17th...
  
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  • On the Origin of Mon « Fireflies Sing: […] is the simple “Shadowed, Nine Stars” design, shown below, used on an imperial...
  
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  • Mon of the Week: Bell « Fireflies Sing: […] we look at another mon from the same collection of provincial samurai mon from the 15th...
  
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  • Element of the Week: Feathers « Fireflies Sing: […] Today we look at a straightforward motif in mon: feathers. Generally described as...
  
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  • Mon of the Week: Pine-bark Gourds « Fireflies Sing: […] motif discussed earlier, this one from the 15th century colection of provincial samurai...
  
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  • Why Fireflies Sing « Fireflies Sing: […] as an authority on waka (Japanese poems) during the Azuchi-Momoyama period...
  
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  • Kihō: Yes, "enormous gold ears" is not canonical. The Dutch description translates to "helmet in the...
  
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