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sashimono
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Also known as hata-sashimono

thumb|Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the series Six Select Heroes depicting [[Kojima Yatarō wearing a sashimono]]

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thumb|Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the series Six Select Heroes depicting [[Kojima Yatarō wearing a sashimono]]

Sashimono (, , , meaning "thing that denotes" or "thing that is inserted") were small banners historically worn by soldiers in feudal Japan, for identification during battles.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sashimono” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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