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Decided to make a few "historically inspired" sashimono. Some are accurate representations of actual designs, while some are tweaked to look good - I tried to stick to sashimono styles though.
Clan Hattori - The Hattori are the leading family in Iga, a mountainous province, and the home of the independent Iga Sokoku Ikki, a kind of proto-republic which denied the power of the Kamakura shogunate's feudal lords. The people of Iga developed a school of martial arts, the Iga-ryu ninjutsu, which combined martial arts, assassination techniques and unconventional warfare tactics. They used their ninjutsu to keep their independence, and then to make themselves wealthy as swords-for-hire. The tradition of independence, however, has remained strong in Iga and among the Hattori.
Honda Tadakatsu (1548 – 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō, was a Japanese general (and later a daimyo) of the late Sengoku through early Edo period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings along with Ii Naomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa and Sakai Tadatsugu.
Ikeda Nobuteru (1536-84)- Served Oda Nobunaga and fought at Okehazama and Anegawa. After Nobunaga's death he fought for Hideyoshi at Yamazaki and the Komaki campaign where he and his eldest son Yukisuke were killed in action against Ieyasu at Nagakute.
Kikkawa Motoharu (1530 - 1586) was the second son of Mōri Motonari, and featured prominently in all the wars of the Mōri clan. When Motoharu was young he was adopted into the Kikkawa clan by Kikkawa Okitsune. He then became head of the family around 1550. Motoharu fought in many battles alongside his brother, Kobayakawa Takakage, including the 1555 battle of Miyajima and the 1570 battle of Nunobeyama. In 1566, he claimed Izumo province as his fief, after defeating its lords, the Amago clan, in a number of battles.
The Nanbu - one of the most powerful clans in the north. Clashed with the Akita in 1550 and the rebellion of the Oura (Tsugaru) in 1581. Nanbu Nobunao submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and helped defeat the last independent daimyo Kunoe Masazane in 1591.
The Oda Clan - a family of Japanese daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family would continue on as daimyo houses until the Meiji Restoration.
The Ōtomo Clan - A powerful clan throughout the Sengoku period (1467-1573), the Ōtomo are especially notable as one of the first clans to make contact with Europeans, and to establish a trade relationship with them.
Sakai Tadatsugu (1527-1596), One of Tokugawa Ieyasu's finest commanders. At Mikata ga Hara he held the extreme right flank where he was cut off and surrounded when the Oda allied troops on the right wing were swept off the battlefield by the Takeda. He fought his way out of the encirclement to rejoin Ieyasu. Reaching the safety of Hamamatsu Castle, he beat the drum on the watchtower to guide the scattered Tokugawa troops home. At Nagashino he led troops out of the safety of the palisades to raid the Takeda camp.
Sanada Nobutsuna (1537-1575), Son of Sanada Yukitaka who was also one of Takeda Shingen's 24 Generals. His banners may have changed from blue to white when he succeeded as the head of the Sanada with the death of Yukitaka.
Uesugi Kenshin (1530 - 157
, the almost legendary and colorful 'Dragon of Echigo' need no introduction. He was first named Nagao Kagetora. In 1547 he defeated his brother Harukage to become the head of the Nagao family, a vassal of the Yamaouchi-Uesugi. The red sun disc on blue was a treasure of the Uesugi House. This 'Bishamonten' (god of war) banner became Kenshin's personal standard when he changed his name.
Clan Hattori - The Hattori are the leading family in Iga, a mountainous province, and the home of the independent Iga Sokoku Ikki, a kind of proto-republic which denied the power of the Kamakura shogunate's feudal lords. The people of Iga developed a school of martial arts, the Iga-ryu ninjutsu, which combined martial arts, assassination techniques and unconventional warfare tactics. They used their ninjutsu to keep their independence, and then to make themselves wealthy as swords-for-hire. The tradition of independence, however, has remained strong in Iga and among the Hattori.
Honda Tadakatsu (1548 – 1610), also called Honda Heihachirō, was a Japanese general (and later a daimyo) of the late Sengoku through early Edo period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings along with Ii Naomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa and Sakai Tadatsugu.
Ikeda Nobuteru (1536-84)- Served Oda Nobunaga and fought at Okehazama and Anegawa. After Nobunaga's death he fought for Hideyoshi at Yamazaki and the Komaki campaign where he and his eldest son Yukisuke were killed in action against Ieyasu at Nagakute.
Kikkawa Motoharu (1530 - 1586) was the second son of Mōri Motonari, and featured prominently in all the wars of the Mōri clan. When Motoharu was young he was adopted into the Kikkawa clan by Kikkawa Okitsune. He then became head of the family around 1550. Motoharu fought in many battles alongside his brother, Kobayakawa Takakage, including the 1555 battle of Miyajima and the 1570 battle of Nunobeyama. In 1566, he claimed Izumo province as his fief, after defeating its lords, the Amago clan, in a number of battles.
The Nanbu - one of the most powerful clans in the north. Clashed with the Akita in 1550 and the rebellion of the Oura (Tsugaru) in 1581. Nanbu Nobunao submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and helped defeat the last independent daimyo Kunoe Masazane in 1591.
The Oda Clan - a family of Japanese daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family would continue on as daimyo houses until the Meiji Restoration.
The Ōtomo Clan - A powerful clan throughout the Sengoku period (1467-1573), the Ōtomo are especially notable as one of the first clans to make contact with Europeans, and to establish a trade relationship with them.
Sakai Tadatsugu (1527-1596), One of Tokugawa Ieyasu's finest commanders. At Mikata ga Hara he held the extreme right flank where he was cut off and surrounded when the Oda allied troops on the right wing were swept off the battlefield by the Takeda. He fought his way out of the encirclement to rejoin Ieyasu. Reaching the safety of Hamamatsu Castle, he beat the drum on the watchtower to guide the scattered Tokugawa troops home. At Nagashino he led troops out of the safety of the palisades to raid the Takeda camp.
Sanada Nobutsuna (1537-1575), Son of Sanada Yukitaka who was also one of Takeda Shingen's 24 Generals. His banners may have changed from blue to white when he succeeded as the head of the Sanada with the death of Yukitaka.
Uesugi Kenshin (1530 - 157
, the almost legendary and colorful 'Dragon of Echigo' need no introduction. He was first named Nagao Kagetora. In 1547 he defeated his brother Harukage to become the head of the Nagao family, a vassal of the Yamaouchi-Uesugi. The red sun disc on blue was a treasure of the Uesugi House. This 'Bishamonten' (god of war) banner became Kenshin's personal standard when he changed his name.
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Whoa. You've been a busy um... person. Good work. Surely at least some of these will be used in the future. Probably.
Here are some banners with samurai sayings on them. These did occur on the battlefield as secondary banners of generals. Unfortunatley some of these don't sound as cool in English as they do in Japanese.
"Ishin Denshin"
trans ~ implicit understanding
"Kanzen Muketsu"
trans ~ absolute perfection
"Kishi Kaisei"
trans ~ back from the brink / to pull out of the fire
"Kuzen Zetsugo"
trans ~ the first and probably last thing in history
"Ichigo Ichie"
trans ~ treasure every experience, it will never come again
"Kouun Ryosui"
trans ~ a wandering cloud and river running through the land
NB - I haven't tested these yet to see if they fit into the sashimono like my other banners - let me know if the kanji is too wide/long/both and I'll fix it
"Ishin Denshin"
trans ~ implicit understanding
"Kanzen Muketsu"
trans ~ absolute perfection
"Kishi Kaisei"
trans ~ back from the brink / to pull out of the fire
"Kuzen Zetsugo"
trans ~ the first and probably last thing in history
"Ichigo Ichie"
trans ~ treasure every experience, it will never come again
"Kouun Ryosui"
trans ~ a wandering cloud and river running through the land
NB - I haven't tested these yet to see if they fit into the sashimono like my other banners - let me know if the kanji is too wide/long/both and I'll fix it
