The noble bird.
The sacred tortoise.
The pine, the bamboo, and
The crane.
The crane and the tortoise are emblems of longevity.
Two marks were the official signs of the Mikado: first, the kiri-mon, or flower of the paulownia; and, second, the guik-mon, or chrysanthemum; while to the temporal prince, or Siogoun, belonged the three-leaved mallow.
