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【Yatsusuisha】A crest depicting a waterwheel, also known as 'Hishakuguruma'. The waterwheel is a device turned by hydraulic power, and there are two types: one with boards on the spokes and one with ladles on the circumference. The crest is based on the latter. However, in later years, the ladle was mistaken for a hammer due to its resemblance, and the crest was misnamed 'Tsuruma' or 'hammer wheel'. Some crest books incorrectly depict the hammer shape. However, it is clear that it is not a hammer, as it is described as 'waterwheel with eight ladles' in the "Kansei Chōshū Shoka Fu". (From "Nihon Monshōgaku" by Numata Raisuke). The name is based on "Maruwakari Nihon no Kamon" by Niwa Mototsugu.