tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post4212953837798393751..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: Family crestsTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-55416964340803740872008-02-03T00:15:00.000+09:002008-02-03T00:15:00.000+09:00There are so many people here trying to get family...There are so many people here trying to get family crests, and wind up getting scammed by people who just lie and tell them this or that crest is theirs. <br>I'm wondering if it goes by surnames, so your daughter can't use it when she gets married, or if it family, so she can. That might explain different surnames using the same crest. Or someone got scammed.<br>Have you asked your MIL what the meaning is? Maybe she knows.Shelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870112367076954109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-71300845334219737312008-02-02T23:23:00.000+09:002008-02-02T23:23:00.000+09:00It's beautiful. Regardless of whether your ho...It's beautiful. Regardless of whether your house is western, it could be displayed for its attractiveness alone. (We quilters and needlewomen are always swooning over beautiful embroidery, even machine work.) <br><br>Very interesting that your husband doesn't know the meaning. What did his ancestors do for a living? Are family crests related to employment? <br><br>Perhaps there a reference book that helps you decipher family crests, like you find for european family crests (like, lion mean this, shield means that, kind of thing).The Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772374749065425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-69862259875353516392008-02-02T17:12:00.000+09:002008-02-02T17:12:00.000+09:00Interesting, the contrast between your traditional...Interesting, the contrast between your traditional FIL, with his pride in the family crest and his insistence that your MIL always wore kimonos, and Tetsu, just one generation later. How the world has changed over the last few decades. Beautiful designs though all of themanne bebbingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.com