Sanada Tapestries
Description: The Sanada clan (真田) was a Japanese samurai clan. The Sanada were key vassals in the Takeda army, with three famous generals being Sanada Yukitaka and his sons Sanada Nobutsuna, Sanada Masateru, and Sanada Masayuki. In the Sengoku period, Sanada Masayuki led the clan, his second son Sanada Yukimura was sent as a hostage to the Toyotomi clan in 1587. Sanada Yukimura later became a famous samurai warrior who was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Sanada clan, Rokumonsen (六文銭) or “Six coins”. Below the crest is “Sanada” in kanji.
Description: Sanda Yukimura (真田幸村), or actual name Sanada Nobushige, was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. He earned the nickname of Japan’s Finest Warrior (日本一の兵) for his bravery against the larger army of Tokugawa.
