Keywords: Goshichi no kiri.svg Japanese House Crest Go-Shichi no Kiri The Imperial Crest Mikado's Seal or Paulownia Imperialis kiris is the private symbol of the Japanese Imperial family from as early as the twelfth century The use of it 3-5-3 leaves and its derivatives were granted to valued members of the government Toyotomi Hideyoshi took the 5-7-5 leaves version and used it so extensively that this derivative was associated with his clan The 5-7-5 was later used in emblems of the Japanese government <ref> cite book Griffis William Elliot 1876 The Mikado's Empire Harper Brothers New York United States p 67 http //books google com/books id Ld_BNvbt3MgC SÅ«jin the Civilizer 2010-01-17 </ref><ref> cite book Dalby Liza 2007 East Wind Melts the Ice A Memoir Through the Seasons University of California Press California United States p 51 978-0-520-25053 http //books google com/books id VBR6h5tZ9toC Paulownia Blooms 2010-01-17 </ref> Own 2007-06-17 file created on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop by Zagyoso PD-old-100 <gallery> Image Goshichi no kiri inverted jpg an inverted original version Image Goshichi no kiri wide jpg a wide version Image Goshichi no kiri wide inverted jpg an inverted wide version </gallery> References Reflist SVG Japanese family crests Kiri mon Japanese crests of empress tree Family Emblems |