Kataoka Ainosuke VI is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and TV host. His yagō is matsushimaya. His mon is the Oikake Go-mai Ichō. His current stage name is Ainosuke Kataoka. He is a renowned tachiyaku,
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Mon, also called mondokoro or kamon, are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or an institution. Mon is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, kamon
Kataoka Ainosuke VI
…六代目 片岡 愛之助, Hepburn: Rokudaime Kataoka Ainosuke; born March 4, 1972) is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and TV host. His yagō is matsushimaya. His mon is the Oikake Go-mai Ichō. His current stage name is Ainosuke Kataoka. He is a renowned tachiyaku, specializing in both the aragoto and wagoto styles…
A scene from the Heiji Monogatari Emaki showing several gissha (牛車, bullock cart) with mon fleeing a battle; the mon with nine spheres is called 九曜紋 (kuyō-mon), which was believed to ward off evil. The mon of cranes represented good fortune, longevity, and prosperity of the descendants.
The mon on the right sleeve of the kimono of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Yaozo III, dressed as Umeōmaru. The kanji 八, meaning 'eight', is written within the triple square. Ukiyo-e (woodblock print) by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796.
Judges in formal attire and a referee with Mon during an arbitration on the Sumō stage on 21 January 2007. The small white Mon are 'Kamon' for identification on the formal attire, but are decoration on the referee costume (which may or may not be kamon). The mon on the banner above are the corporate logo of the Japan Sumo Association.
蒔絵 (Maki-e) sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon, 18th century, Edo period