InCharacter Calligraphy Chinese and Japanese Names and Crests

Ka-mon & Names

Ka-mon

The Japanese family crest, known as ka-mon, is a symbol signifying family roots, tradition and background.

InCharacter Calligraphy custom creates elegant ka-mons for proud families. The plaques shown below consist of mons painted on 8"x8", 6"x6", or 4"x4" white tiles, optionally mounted on wood plaques. The large stand-alone tiles are backed by soft sheets of cork or foam, suitable for horizontal display on desk or dresser tops or vertically on display easels. Mons are also made to order in the see-through frames, as pictured below, as well as in many of our beautiful frames collection.

Order your very own family crest as a keepsake for yourself, your family and friends. Because of the large verieties of Japanese family crests, and some being very similar in design, it will be necessary that you furnish an image of your crest to show details.

Since the crest designs vary from simple to very complex, the calligrapher will need to view the crest design in order to determine the level of effort required to duplicate it. Accordingly, a one-time cusom set up charge will be required for a particular design. The sample items pictured below were priced from $19 (paper weight) to $100 (large tile plaque). Please contact Cecilia by phone or e-mail for a free consultation to discuss your requirements and what we can achieve for you.

Below are some examples.

18"x15" Tsuhako	16"x18" Fong/Shingai	10"x10" Sakauye	7"x7" Ashizawa
8"x8" Cranes	8"x8" Niwa_aya	8"x8" Tsuru	4"x6" Fujii
8"x10" Sawa	8"x10" Miyao	10"x8" Kodama	11"x14"
12"x12" Shintaku	9"x9" Tachibana	7.5x7.5 Niwa_aya	Aoki Paper Weight

Surnames

Family names are important for signifying the lineages and the locale origins of families. The names are often proudly displayed at residences.

Your family surname can be hand-painted by InCharacter Calligraphy. Since names spoken in different dialects may be pronounced differently, and a phonetic translation of a name from Chinese or Japanese to English may not be unique, it is essential that you can identify the specific character(s) associated with the surname that you wish to have done.

A small custom fee may be added to the specific medium required. Please contact Cecilia for a consultation.

Names are popular for family heritage and gifts to members. Below are some examples.

*Chan*	*Chow/Joe*	Ga	*Hong*
*Jang*	*Fong/Kong*	*Kurano*	*Laug/Sau*
*Lee*	*Low/Lau/Lew*	*Lum/Lam/Lim*	*Mah*
*Nakamatsu*	*Quan*	*Wong/Huang*