The name chosen by Konoe Iehiro was Hankeidou, which literally means “climbing the wisteria tree”. According to an old Chinese legend, a wisteria tree (桂) grew on the moon,
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明治４２年、十三世雲平は東京に攀 桂堂 を移し、松方正義（まつかたまさよし）翁、大倉喜八郎翁、書家の比田井天来・小琴ご夫婦、岡山高陰（おかやまたかかげ）などの諸先生方に筆のご用を賜る。
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It is my great hope that the trade of brush making will continue and thrive, and that this old and nearly forgotten tradition will find its followers in the future.
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