牙が纛とう

noun

flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

Historical term for a ceremonial flagstaff adorned with ivory, used in ancient China and Japan by the emperor or high-ranking military commanders.

• 牙が纛とうは古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくで天てん子しや将しょう軍ぐんが用もちいた象ぞう牙げ飾かざりの旗はた竿ざおである。

  The 牙纛 is an ivory-decorated flagstaff used by the emperor or generals in ancient China.