日本家纹

家纹为日本武家、公家为表示自己持有物而标上的记号，之后成为个人身分之用。日本战国时代后，家纹定型为象征门第出身的贵族文章。家纹有过百种样式，多是植物、动物、器物等图案。武士会把家纹绘在旗上，并插在背上，作为自己家族的象征。
著名的家纹有织田信长的五木瓜、丰臣秀吉的五三桐（太合桐）、德川家康的三叶葵等。后来家纹又传到琉球国。
虽然家纹是家族或氏族的象征，但有时不同的氏族可能有同一个家纹。
日本家纹的气源可追溯至平安时代后期祭拜五神的八幡宫巴纹，古代自海之彼方传来的纹样，而后流行于武家社会。在江户时代之前，家纹是贵族与武士的专利，到了江户中期，家纹也开始在庶民间普遍起来，甚至还被用来作为商标之用。到了二次大战之后，曾因家纹带有封建的色彩而受到社会的否定，但在现今日本的日常生活中已成为艺术、装饰的一部分。
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식물
접시꽃(葵; 아오이)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
삼(麻; 아사)
나팔꽃(朝顔; 아사가오)
갈대(芦・蘆・葦・葭; 아시)
좁쌀(粟; 아와)
감제풀(虎杖; 이타도리)
은행(銀杏; 이초)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
벼(稲; 이와)
매화(梅; 우메
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
참외(瓜; 우리)
질경이(車前草; 오바코)
벗풀(沢瀉; 오모다카)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
단풍(楓; 가에데)
                
                
                
                
                
                
감(柿; 가키)
제비붓꽃(杜若; 가키쓰바타)
꾸지나무(梶; 가지)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
떡갈나무(柏; 가시와)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
괭이밥(片喰・酢漿草; 가타바미)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
도라지(桔梗; 기쿄)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
국화(菊; 기쿠)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
오동(桐; 기리)
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
개연꽃(河骨; 고호네)
버찌(桜; 사쿠라)
                
                
                
                
                
                
삼나무(杉; 스기)
무우(大根; 다이콘)
왕대(竹; 다케)
                
                
                
                
조릿대(笹; 사사)
                
                
                
                
귤(橘; 다치바나)