Moonlight Patrol: Saitō Toshimitsu
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡 芳年
(Japanese, 1839–1892)
Date1885
Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensionssheet: 34.9 × 23.5 cm (13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAlexander H. Bullock Fund
Object number2002.188
DescriptionVertical oban. Registered December 1885.Label Text2003-04-03: Alexander H. Bullock Fund, 2002.188 Oda Nobunaga is remembered as the first of the 'three unifiers' of Japan. He ruthlessly brought "the whole country under one sword" in the late 16th century and generously rewarded his loyal generals. Akechi Mitsuhide, however, was resentful: Nobunaga was responsible for breaking a settlement with enemies which led to the murder of Mitsuhide's mother; he had also scolded Mitsuhide for taking subsequent personal revenge. In June, 1582, when Nobunaga ordered Mitsuhide to lead 30,000 troops to assist General Toyotomi Hideyoshi in battling the Mori clan, Mitsuhide rebelled instead, ordering the men to turn on Nobunaga who was staying in Kyoto. Saito Toshimitsu and his father-in vain-tried to dissuade their master Mitsuhide against the treacherous attack. As if seen from theProvenanceThe Katie and Scott McDonald Collection, Rochester, NY
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡 芳年
October 4, 1877
