To identify themselves, confirm their achievements and distinguish friend from foe, samurai decorated all manner of things with Kamon, including Manmaku, flags, Umajirushi and sword scabbards. |
そのため自己を証明したり、手柄の確認、また敵味方の区別が必要になり、幔幕や旗、馬標や刀の鞘などありとあらゆる場所に描かれた。 |