A pattern of 4 squares in this family crest comes from Japan’s traditional fabric dyeing technique called “Kanoko shibori”.
 

 What is  “Kanoko shibori” ?

• "Kanoko shibori" is a traditional Japanese dyeing technique.A fabric gets pinched & bound with strings before it gets dyed. All strings will be removed after dyeing, leaving white patterns on the fabric.

 

Castle's name that stamp this family crest

・Gassan-toda castle（Shimane）