Kichiemon Nakamura Mouse Mat

【Nakamura Kichiemon】A variant swallowtail butterfly. The yagō is Harimaya. He is the descendant of the eldest son of the third Nakamura Utaemon (making him the second son if the second Nakamura Tokizō, an adopted son who died young, is counted as the eldest son). His ichimon includes Nakamura Utaemon and Nakamura Matagorō. The history of his name is relatively recent. ＜This butterfly differs slightly from the typical swallowtail butterfly, characterized by its rounder shape. In family crests, such variations are referred to as 'changed' to distinguish them from the standard crest. ...Most actors bearing traditional family names have a history dating back to the mid-Edo period, whereas Kichiemon was the first to bear the name and did not inherit his father's name. In 1951, he was the first kabuki actor to be awarded the Order of Culture (as per Awazaka Tsumio's 'The Story of Family Crests').＞