Kikusui slips

【Kikusui】Krukuts emblem. Numata Raiyu's "Japanese Crest Studies" states that the Kikusui crest is a type of chrysanthemum crest, symbolizing both chrysanthemum and water. In the Showa period crest books "Heian Monkan" and "Mon Den", Kikusui is also included in the chrysanthemum crests, so here we follow their example. ／Kikusui is the crest of the Kusunoki family, and is also the divine crest of Minatogawa Shijo Niwate Ryogushi. There are several theories about the origin of this crest, but it is considered proper to explain that Masashige received the imperial chrysanthemum crest from Emperor Godaigo, and out of reverence, changed the lower half of the chrysanthemum to water (Fukui Manjiro's "Study of Definitive Crests"). ／The vital energy of the chrysanthemum is said to have the effect of prolonging life, and the legend that people living in valleys where Kikusui flows live long lives is thought to have inspired the design, which was then turned into a crest. The family crests of the Kusunoki, Wada, Hashimoto, and Kaisho families. (Ito Kosaku's "Japanese Crests")