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Samurai Heraldry
Description
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society.
From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flexible enough to embrace constant innovation.
Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating explanation of the subject by a respected expert on all aspects of samurai culture.
Table of Contents
12th C Taira & Minamoto wars, hata-jirushi
13th/14th Cs: the Mongol invasions period
15th/16th Cs: heraldry carried on shields, nobori banners, sashimono flags attached to armour, maku screens
Army organisation produces system of coloured unit flags/symbols
Buddhist & Christian symbolism
Uma-jirushi commanders' flags
Tsukai-ban messenger corps: the horo displayed cloak
17th C: the fully developed system of the early Edo period.
Product details
| Published | Jun 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781782000143 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 58 b/w; 18 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 82 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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