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MC01 - Hishi 菱
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Menuki with a water chestnut pattern (Hishi 菱).
Menuki Omote: Length 33mm, Width 14mm, Height 2mm
Menuki Ura: Length 33mm, Width 14mm, Height 2mm
Hishi (菱) is an aquatic plant called Trapa Japonica, or 'Water Chestnut'.
It is a marshy plant that proliferates very quickly and symbolizes prosperity.
Its fruit, edible and used since antiquity, has the particularity of having hard points 5 to 10mm long, and has been used as a caltrop.
Many clans have used this pattern since the Heian period, such as the Takeda Shingen clan with a coat of arms with 4 Hishi.
We also know this symbol in the logo of the Japanese company Mitsubishi, composed of 3 Hishi.
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