Saturday, June 8, 2013

Buddhism sparkle

This is 七宝紋(shi-ppo-mon).七 is seven,宝 means treasure.This sparkle is treasure's  sparkle.


What is seven treasures ? It is from Buddhism.
  1. 金(gold)
  2. 銀(silver)
  3. 瑠璃(lapis lazuli)
  4. 玻璃(quartz)
  5. 硨磲(Tridacninae) ... shell
  6. 珊瑚(coral)
  7. 瑪瑙(agate)
Oh,That's kanji is pretty difficult for me. I don't use usually,Let's check added stars pattern.



This is trinity pattern.

And this additional pattern is 大岡七宝紋(o-oka-shi-po-mon).大岡越前's family crest.He is Japanese drama hero such as 水戸黄門(mito-ko-mon),銭形平次(zeni-gata-heiji).





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