18Ogasawara Tadazane Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (vermilion ground with white triple-layer diamonds), L: Battle Standard (silver vessels with black feather ornament)
Ankokuji Ekei Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (black waist), L: battle standard (white and gold tengai canopy)
Ankokuji Ekei Large Battle Standards
R: dragon and tiger characters in black on white ground, L: gold shakujo, or priest's staff
Arima Naozumi Battle Standard; Mizuno Katsunari Banner
R: battle standard (white yak hair with black feather ornament), L: banner (white ground)
Arima Noriyari Battle Standard; So Yoshinari Banner
R: battle standard (double white heron feather balls), L: Banner (double white stripes on vermilion ground with white pendant)
Arima Toyouji Battle Standard; Arima Hyobusho (possibly Arima Yasazumi...
Arima Toyouji Battle Standard (triple feather balls); Arima Hyobusho (possibly Arima Yasazumi) Battle Standard (double white yak hair)
Arima Toyouji Large Battle Standards
R: black square on white base, L: triple black feather balls
Chosokabe Morichika Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner used in the battle of Sekigahara in 1600 (feathers on black), L: Battle Standard (white sumitori paper in five bunches)
Date Hidemune Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (black and white stripes), L: Battle Standard (vajra blade on black base)
Date Masamune Battle Standard; Shimazu Matsuhisa (1616-1695) Banner
Battle Standard (black shihan style flag with black feather ornament); banner (black circle number 10 crest on white ground with white pendant)
Doi Toshikatsu (1573-1644) Large Battle STandards
R: black water wheel on yellow ground, L: seven-pole black feathers
Doi Toshikatsu Large Battle Standards
R: black water wheel on yellow ground, L: seven-pole black feathers
Hachisuka Iemasa Battle Standard; Matsudiara Mitsunaga (1616-1707) Ban...
R: Battle Standard (triple black feather balls), L: Banner (white windsock)
Hayashi Katsumasa Personal Standard; Terazawa Katasaka (1609-1647) Ban...
Personal Standard ("Hail the Sublime Lotus Sutra" in black characters on silver ground); Banner (triple black ishimochi circles on white)
Honda Masatomo Battle Standard; Mori Nagatsugu (1610-1698) Banner
R: battle standard (double black feather); L: Banner (white ground with black number 10)
Hori Naoyori Battle Standards. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...
R: white diamond on vermilion windsock, L: gold pouch
Hoshina Masayuki (1611-1673) Banner and Large Battle Standard
R: banner (triple black nine-star crest on light blue), L: battle standard (peacock feathers in gold bowl)
Hoshina Masayuki Battle Standard; Arima Toyouji (1569-1642) Banner
R: battle standard (plaited white paper bunch), L: Banner (black square on white ground with diagonal black base)
Hosokawa Mitsunao (1619-1650) Battle Standard; Baba Toshishige (?-1657...
Hosokawa Mitsunao Battle Standard (eleven pole black and white baren, or clipped tassel cloths); Baba Toshishige Personal Standard (vermilion ground with white number 5)
Hosokawa Tadaoki Large Battle Standards
R: white ground with black character, L: persimmon-orange board Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hosokawa Tadatoshi Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (black nine-star crest on white ground), L: battle standard (vermilion tenpu wind design)
Ii Naotaka Battle Standard; Uesugi Kagekatsu (1555-1623) Banner
R: Battle standard (gold fly trap with vermilion fringe and vermilion top tassel), L: banner (gold circle on white ground)
Ikeda Mitsumasa Battle Standard; Ii Naotaka (1590-1659) Banner
R: Battle standard (gold pleated round curtain), L: banner (vermilion with vermilion pendant)
Ikoma Takatoshi (1611-1659) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (triple white half-wheel crests on black ground), L: Battle Standard (white bag with black feather ornament)
Inoue Masatsugu (1602-1650) Personal Standard; Itakura Shigemasa (1588...
Inoue Masatsugu (1602-1650) Personal Standard (vermilion ground with white lettering); Itakura Shigemasa (1588-1638) Battle Standard (vermilion gourd with black feather pole ornament)
Ishida Mitsunari (1560-1600) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (white ground with vermilion pendant); L: Large Battle Standard (gold gourd)
Ishida Mitsunari Battle standard; Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619) Pendan...
Ishida Mitsunari Battle standard (black feather pole); Shimazu Yoshihiro black ishimochi circle on black and white stripes with black ishimochi on white pendant
KatO Atkinari Battle Standard; MOri Hidenari (1595-1651) Banner
R: Battle Standard (double white heron feather balls), L: Banner (white waist between vermilion with white pendant)
Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (white and black diagonal with white characters Namu MyoHO rengekyO, "Hail the Sublime Lotus Sutra"; same phrase in black letters on white ornament), L: Battle Standard (white nine-pole baren, or clip... More
Kawajiri Hidetaka (1527-1582) Battle Standard; Sassa Narimasa (1536-15...
Kawajiri Hidetaka Battle Standard (gold hanging hat); Sassa Narimasa Battle Standard (persimmon-orange triple hat)
Kikkawa Hiroie Battle Standard and Personal Standard
R: Battle Standard (nine pole red barren, or clipped tassel cloths; also called hapara), L: Personal Standard sashimono (white gourd with black feather ball).
Kikkawa Hiroie Large Battle Standards
R: black bird feather ball, L: Marishisonten, Deva Marici, in white characters on black ground
Kobayakawa Hideaki Battle Standard; Ukita Hideie (1573-1655) Banner
Battle Standard from the Battle of Sekigahara of 1600; Banner (white chrysanthemum)
Konishi Yukinaga (1555-1600) Battle Standard; Otani Yoshitsugu (1558-1...
Battle Standard (black feather pole); Banner (white and vermilion circles on black)
Kuroda (Matsudaira) Tadayuki (1602-1654)
R: banner (white waist between black), L: Battle Standard (shidewa, circle of Shinto ritual paper streamers, with black feather ornament)
Kuroda Nagamasa Battle Standard; Kuroda Takamasa Battle Standard
Kuroda Nagamasa Battle Standard (gold ground). The text reads "Kuroda Governor of Kai," which is Kuroda Nagamasa; Kuroda Ichimasa Battle Standard (white bird feather ball with white yak hair ornament)
Kuroda Tadayuki Battle Standard; Kato Akinari (1592-1661) Banner
R: Battle Standard (shidewa, circle of Shinto ritual paper streamers, with black yak hair ornament), L: Banner (white cross on black ground)
Kyogoku Takatomo Battle Standard; Mori Hidemoto Large Battle Standard
R: Kyogoku Takatomo Battle Standard (double black feather balls), L: Mori Hidemoto Large Battle Standard (white circle on black ground)
Kyogoku Takatsugu (1563-1609) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (red ground with white quadruple tie-dye crest, or yotsu meyui), L: battle standard (double umbrella with white feathers and black interiors)
Makino Narizumi Personal Standard; Matsukura Katsuie (1597-1638) Banne...
Personal Standard (irohanihoheto, the first seven syllables of the Japanese syllabry, black letters on silver ground); Banner (red stripe on black ground).
Matsudaira (Ikeda) Tadakatsu (1602-1632) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (white waist between black), L: Battle Standard (gold hat with fringe)
Matsudaira Chikatoki Large Battle Standards
R: white nine-star crest on vermilion ground, L: gold sedge hat
Matsudaira Mitsunaga Large Battle Standards
R: gold plaited paper on bamboo broom design, L: gold club over light blue curtain
Matsudaira Naomasa Battle Standards
R: white sphere on black ground, L: black feather pole Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Matsudaira Naonori Battle Standards
R: white circle on vermilion ground, L: gold chigiri weight Public domain image of Japan during Meiji period, Japanese history, government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Matsudaira Nobutsuna Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (black ladder on white ground), L: battle standard (black ladder on white windsock)
Matsudaira Nobutsuna Battle Standard; Matsudaira Terutsuna (1620-1672)...
Matsudaira Nobutsuna Battle Standard (white sumitori folded paper on etsuru, or bamboo broom); Matsudaira Terutsuna Battle Standard (double white yak hair)
Matsudaira Shigenao (1601-1643) Battle Standard; Arima Naozumi (1586-1...
Matsudaira Shigenao Battle Standard (blue windsock with black feather ornament); Arima Naozumi Banner (black and white diagonal)
Matsudaira Tadaaki (1583-1644) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (gold diamond on black ground), L: battle standard (double black feather balls with red yak hair ornament)
Matsudaira Tadaaki Battle Standard; Matsudaira Naonori (1642-1695) Ban...
R: battle standard (double silver hats), L: Banner (white waist between black)
Matsudaira Tadamasa (1598-1645) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (black tenpu wind design on white ground), L: Battle Standard (red circle on white ground)
Matsudaira Tadamasa Battle Standard; Kuroda (Matsudaira) Tadayuki Bann...
R: battle standard (silver club over white curtains), L: Banner (white waist between black with white pendant)
Matsudaira Terusada (1655-1747) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (white square on black ground with white pendant), L: Battle Standard (black feather ball)
Matsukura Katsuie Battle Standard; Matsukura Ukon Battle Standard
Matsukura Katsuie Battle Standard (double white hats with black linings); Matsukura Ukon Battle Standard (double vermilion paper banner balls)
Mizuno Katsunari Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (triple white coins on black ground, L: Battle standard (double black feather hats with gold interiors and black feather ornament)
Mizuno Katsunari Battle Standard; Inoue Masashige (1585-1661) Personal...
Mizuno Katsunari Battle Standard(black feather umbrella with black feather pole ornament); Inoue Masashige Personal Standard (vermilion ground with black 5)
Mori Hidemoto Large Battle Standards
R: white circle on black ground, L: three silver pinecones Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
MOri Hidenari Battle Standard; Nabeshima Katsushige (1580-1657) Banner
R: Battle standard (black feather crescent with white yak hair ornament), L: Banner (black and white diagonal with black prunus leaf crest)
Mori Nagatsugu Battle Standard; Matsudaira Naomasa (1601-1666) Banner
R: Battle Standard (large gold ball), L: banner (white sphere on black ground)
Nabeshima Katsushige Battle Standard; Naveshima Naozumi Battle Standar...
R: Nabeshima Katsushige Battle Standard (white yak hair under black feather ball ornament), L: Naveshima Naozumi Battle Standard (shidewa, circle of Shinto ritual paper streamers, with white yak hair ornament)
Nabeshima Katsushige Large Battle Standards
R: black windsock, L: white yak hair under black feather ball ornament
Nabeshima Motoshige (1602-1654) Battle Standard; Sakakibara Motonao (1...
Battle Standard (silver prunus leaf with white yak hair and black feather ornament); Personal Standard (red circle on white ground with white yak hair)
Nabeshima Tadanao (1613-1635) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (vermilion with black and white stripe pendant), L: Large battle standard (white heron feather balls)
Nabeshima Tadanao Battle Standard; Date Masamune (1567-1636) Large Bat...
Nabeshima Tadanao Battle Standard (white heron feathers); Date Masamune Large Battle Standard (double black feather hats with silver interiors topped by black feather pole)
Nagai Naomasa Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (nunber 1 and three star crest in white on vermilion ground), L: Battle Standard (black feather pole)
Nanbu Shigenao Battle Standard; Kyogoku Takatomo Banner
R: battle standard (gold bag with black feather pole ornament), L: banner (white square on black ground)
Natsuka Masaie Battle Standard; Kikkawa Hiroie Banner
R: battle standard (white hat with black bird feathers), L: Banner (black wisteria crest on white)
Natsuka Masaie Battle Standards
R: gold hat above gold noren curtain, L: four-petal crest on white with white pendant
Niwa Nagahide Banner and Large Battle Standard
R: banner (black triangle crest on white ground), L battle standard (red crossed poles on white ground)
Niwa Nagahide Battle Standard; Hori Naoyori Banner
R: battle standard (red crossed poles on white ground), L: banner (triple white diamonds on black ground with black feather ornament)
Oba Nobunaga Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (three coins), L: battle standard (gold umbrella) Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oda Nobutaka (1558-1583) Battle Standard; Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-159...
Battle Standard (gold mallet); Banner (gold kirisake, or half-cut cloth curtain, with white maneki, or pendant)
Ogasawara Governor of Inaba Battle Standard; Ogasa Nagatsugu Battle St...
R: Ogasawara Governor of Inaba Battle Standard (silver shiskered basket), L: Ogasa Nagatsugu Battle Standard (double vermilon circles)
Ogasawara Tadazane (1596-1667) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (white and black stripes with white three-layer diamond crest; black and white striped pendant); L: Large battle standard (white three-layer diamond crest on black ground)
Ogasawara Tadazane Battle Standard; Matsudaira Chitoki (1659-1702)
R: Battle Standard (silver plaited paper on bamboo); L: Banner (white nine-star crest on vermilion ground)
Okudaira Iemasa (1577-1614) Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (red waist with white pendant in same design), L: battle standard (red Okudaira uchiwa fan crest on white ground)
Okudaira Iemasa Battle Standard; Tachibana Muneshige (1567-1643) Banne...
R: battle standard (silver hat with silver gourd ornament), L: Banner (black base and white with black prunus crest; black prunus crest on white ground pendant)
Otani Yoshitsugu Battle standard; Hiratsuka Tamehiro (?-1600) Battle s...
Otani Yoshitsugu Battle standard (black feather balls); Hiratsuka Tamehiro Battle Standard (white horo, or helmet cape, with two gold folded paper ornaments)
Sakai Ietsugu (1564-1618) Banner and Battle Standard
R: Banner (triple red circles on white ground), L: Large Battle Standard (red circle on white ground)
Sakai Ietsugu Battle Standard; Sakai Tadakatsu (1587-1662) Banner
R: Battle standard (gold basket with gold curtain and black feather ornament), L:Banner (vermilion with gold fan ornament)
Sakai Tadakatsu Battle Standard; Doi Toshikatsu (1573-1644) Banner
R: battle standard (black feather pole), L: banner (black water wheel on yellow ground)
Sakai Tadakiyo Battle Standards
R: black sword and sorrel blossom on silver ground, L: gold bell
Sakikibara Motonao Personal Standard; Arima Toyouji (1569-1642) Banner
Personal standard (vermilion circle on white ground); Banner (black diamond on white ground with black base)
Satake Yoshinobu (1570-1633) Banner and Large Battle Standard
R: banner (white ground, fan with red ground and white circle); L: Large battle standard (Chinese hat covered in white yak hair)
Satake Yoshinobu Battle Standard; Honda Masatomo (1599-1638) Banner
R: battle standard (Chinese hat covered in black yak hair), L: Banner (black waist between white with black character 'Hon' in upper field)
Section Separator for Banners and Battle Standards
Section Separator for Banners and Battle Standards
Sekigahara-jin Banner; Kobayakawa Hideaki (1577-1602) Battle Standard
Banner from the Battle of Sekigahara of 1600, in which Tokugawa leyasu (1543-1616) was victorious; R: Banner, L: Battle Standard (double black feather ball)
Shibata Katusuie (1522-1583) Battle standard; Takigawa Kazumasa (1526-...
Shibata Katusuie standard (gold gohei, or Shinto ritual paper, with gold koma, or chess piece); Takigawa Kazumasa Battle Standard (gold triple dango, or balls)
Shimazu Mitsuhisa Battle Standard; Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563-1646) Banner
Battle Standard (black feather cedar pole); Banner (black nine-star crest on white ground)
Shimazu Yoshihiro Large Battle Standards
R: black ishimochi circle on black and white stripes, L: black cedar
So Yoshinari Battle Standard. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
gold paper lantern with black feather and white heron feather ornament
Tachibana Muneshige Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (white with black base); L: battle standard (mounded black and white nabiki with juzu, of Buddhist prayer beads)
Tachibana Muneshige Battle Standard; Sakai Tadkiyo Banner
R: battle standard (double white yak hair), L: banner (white ground with black pendant)
Tachibana Tadashige Battle Standard; Ishitani Sadakiyo Personal Standa...
R: battle standard (double white paper banner balls); L: Personal standard (blue ground with white '5')
Terazawa Katataka Battle standard; Nabeshima Katsushige (1580-1657) Ba...
Battle standard (single black ishimochi circle on white with black feather ornament); Banner (navy and white diagonal)
Toda Kazuaki Battle Standard; Nanbu Shigenao Battle Standard
Toda Kazuaki Battle Standard (gold crescent); Nanbu Shigenao Battle Standard (crane over double black lines on white ground with black feather ornament)
Toda Ujikane Banner and Battle Standard
R: banner (triple red ball on white ground); L: Battle Standard (gold crescent with white noren curtain)
Toda Ujinobu (1600-1681) Battle Standard; Toda Nagashige (1547-1651)
Toda Ujinobu Battle Standard (three light persimmon orange hats); Toda Nagashige (double swirling white yak hair with white yak hair ornament)
Todo Takatora (1556-1630) Banner and Large Battle Standard
R: Banner (three white balls on black ground), L: Battle standard (red windsock with black feather ornament)