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Long Time Bell

Kanji陰鐘に久の字
TransliterationKage kane ni hisa no ji
TranslationShadowed, in a bell the character "long time"
Date1470
CategoriesCharacter: Auspicious, Enclosure: Bell
NotesThe character is 𫝄, a historical variation on 久.

See also Mon of the Week: Bell in Fireflies Sing.

SourcesKenmon Shokamon (見聞諸家紋; “Various Observed Family Crests”). 1467–1470. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2533035. pg. 20.
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