Question 2: The sashimono are
usually fitted to the backs of common soldiers, known as ashigaru, to elite samurai, and in special holders
on the horses of some ________ soldiers.
Question 4: The banners, resembling small
flags and bearing clan symbols, were most prominent during the
________—a period of long civil war in Japan from the middle
15th to early 17th century.
Question 6: The banner hung from an L-shaped
frame, which was attached to the ________ by a socket
near the waistline and hinged at shoulder level with a ring.