So, all-
I am certain many of you know of this. But it is fairly new to me, so I thought I would post the information for other newer members.
I purchased (rather recently) a book on kamon designs. I used it and referred to it on the “16 petal chrysanthemum tsuba” thread.
The book is titled “Handbook of Designs and Motifs” introduction by P.K. Thomajan, Tudor Publishing Company, 1950. It shows nearly 7000 kamon!
I found that many of the tsuba in my collection, which I thought just had a nice motif or shape, could be representations of family kamon! Personally, I find it quite amazing how many of my tsuba are shaped or have motifs that could represent a family kamon.
I have included some pictures of my tsuba with the corresponding picture in the kamon book.
I probably could have found more examples, but I got tired “flipping” through the pages of the book!
The adventure continues!
With respect,
Dan