clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one’s family crest(montsuki)
A kimono or haori with a family crest (kamon). It is also called monbokuho. There are three types of crests: five, three, and one, with the five crests being the most prestigious. There are several ways to put a crest, such as nuki-mon (a crest dyed in white), sei-mon (a crest bordered with embroidery), and haprint-mon (a crest imprinted with a color). Originally worn by court nobles and warriors, it spread to wealthy merchants and actors during the Edo period (1603-1867), and was generally worn as formal attire from the Meiji period (1868-1912) onward. It sometimes refers to the black haori hakama with five crests worn by men.
