Samurai Japan War Socks
Description: The final attack of the Kusunoki Masatsura at Shijo-nawate under a hail of arrows in 1348. Right to left: Wada Shinbochi (Genshu), Kusunoki Masatsura, and Masatomo. was one of the primary military leaders who revived the Southern Court in the 1340s. ,Digital elaboration with yabane motifs by Bulgan Lumini
Description: 大和魂 “Yamato Damashii” meaning “Japanese Spirit”, it is a Japanese term that refers to the cultural values and characteristics of the Japanese people. Edo period writers and samurai used it to augment and support the Bushido concept of honor and valor. Japanese nationalists propagandized Yamato damashii – “the brave, daring, and indomitable spirit of Japanese people” – as one of the key Japanese military-political doctrines in the Showa period.
Description: Muneshige "宗茂", Tachibana Muneshige "立花宗茂", a Japanese samurai during the Azuchi-Momoyama period and an Edo-period daimyo. He was the eldest biological son of Takahashi Shigetane, a retainer of Otomo clan, then adopted by Tachibana Dosetsu, head of Tachibana Clan, and later married his daughter Tachibana Ginchiyo, succeeding the Tachibana clan and became a daimyo. The Unmatched Warrior of the West (西國無雙) is the praise given to Tadakatsu by Toyotomi Hideyoshi after witnessing his battle. In the background is kamon of Tachibana clan, Gion Mamori (祇園守) or "Gion Amulet".
Description: 山 (shan), meaning "mountain" in chinese, quoted from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "as swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, *as unshakable as mountain*, as hidden as shadow, as fast as lightning", the first four phrase of this verse is used by Takeda Shingen in his banner (Furinzakan banner). 不動如山: As unshakable as mountain, the red seal beside it is the seal of Sun Tzu's the Art of War
Description: 風林火山, known as Furinkazan, literally “Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain”, it is a popularized version of the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyo Takeda Shingen. The banner quoted four phrases from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: “as swift as wind (其疾如風), as gentle as forest (其徐如林), as fierce as fire (侵略如火), as unshakable as mountain (不動如山)”
