Mitsu-Karauchiwa Luggage Tag

The crest of Mitsu-Karauchiwa is also called 'Mitsu-Karauchiwa'. However, here, we follow the name used in 'Mon Den'. In 'Nihon no Monsho' edited by Kosaku Ito, it is classified as 'Gunbai-uchiwa-mon' and distinguished from 'Uchiwa-mon'. / Also known as 'Kara-uchiwa'. Made from materials such as latticework, Japanese paper coated with lacquer, iron, and leather, it was introduced from China. Warlords used it as a command tool on the battlefield. This type of uchiwa is depicted in picture scrolls of annual events and the Kamo Festival. Because it is an attribute of the martial deity Marishiten, believers used it as a maedate on their helmets. (From 'Nihon no Monsho' edited by Kosaku Ito)