Hi Conway, That's excellent information! Thank you for showing the picture from the book as well, now I can be sure it's a known crest. Is there a chance somebody on this great forum knows which family used the crest as their mon?
I was hoping one of the members of this great forum could identify the mon on the backstrap of this Type 19 Parade Saber. It looks like either crossed hand drums, crossed "I"s, or crossed hourglasses. Any help would be much appreciated.