quince tie

Mokko (lit. "wood melon") is also called yokoboke and is the most commonly used among the boke family crests. According to "The Encyclopedia of Family Crests" by Takasawa et al., wood sorrel, boke, and hawk feathers are considered the three major family crests, while according to "The Basics of Surnames and Family Crests" by Niwa Motoji, wisteria, boke, and wood sorrel are the top three. / Reference 1: The boke crest was originally called "kuwa" and was introduced from China as a clothing pattern. It became a misu (blind) maku (hanging curtain) pattern, and was used as a standard, becoming known as the misu maku crest. Eventually, the "misu" character was dropped, and the "maku" character was used, with the characters "wood" and "melon" applied to it. (The character "窠" means "nest," and while a nest in a tree is called a "sou," a nest on the ground is called a "窠." The character "窠" was used for the pattern because its shape resembles a nest containing eggs.) / Reference 2: The boke crest originated from a pattern on the "mokou" (a cloth or fabric) that was wrapped around the periphery of a blind. It is generally believed to be a misinterpretation that it is shaped like a cross-section of a Japanese quince or cucumber.