Marumon 丸紋
丸 circle · 紋 pattern
Marumon are circular, medallion-like motifs in which a design—often a flower, plant, animal, or family crest—is enclosed within a round frame. The roundness evokes completeness, and the form is widely used in textiles and ceramics.
On ceramics, marumon appears as circular motifs that may be rendered in contrasting colors such as red on celadon, or cut from metallic leaf and layered beneath the glaze in varying scales.