What is the family crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi like?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family crest is commonly known as the Chisei Gourd

The Chisei Gourd is a symbolic indicator (which is also known as a horse seal, or horse mark). It was used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a daimyo (similar to a Chinese vassal) during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan's Warring States period, as a sign of where the main general was located.

Since then, every time Toyotomi Hideyoshi led his army into battle, the horse seal Chisei Gourd was erected on the battlefield. Adopting the name and shape of the plant, the Chisei Gourd is also called Chisei Lady's Handkerchief and Many Sons Gourd, and its symbolism is to add a small gourd every time you win a battle in the hope of hundreds of successes, and thus, it was eventually called the Chisei Gourd.

Common Allegory

The symbolism of Thousand Successes Gourd is to add a small gourd every time you win a battle, hoping to succeed hundreds of times. Thus, it was eventually called the Thousand Successes Gourd.

Modern Allegory

Thousand Successes Gourd can also refer to unparalleled success and infinite fortune (the resonance of gourd is fortune).

Derivation

The Chisei Gourd (also called the Chisei Ladle and Fudan, or Gourd of Many Sons) is one of the most famous indications of the master general in Japan during the Warring States period and the Azuchi-Momoyama era, largely due to the efforts of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his group.

Of course, in a time of war and turmoil, when "the tears of a loving mother are still fresh in my dreams, and the flag of a great king is changing at the head of the castle", it can be said that "the times make the heroes, and the heroes make the times", and the seal of the horse, the Chisei danzan, is closely linked to the struggles of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his family.