The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
Although a trusted retainer of the warlord Oda Nobunaga (1510-1551), Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582) was enraged when Nobunaga murdered his mother. Mitsuhide attacked Nobunaga at the Kyoto temple of Honno-ji, setting it afire. Nobunaga reportedly committed suicide. In the print armored men with spears (yari) and swords (katana), one of them carrying the blue and white flowered Akechi banner, attack a building. Nobunaga, runs through a flight of arrows, his hair unbound and the the top of his outer robe pushed off his shoulders, and the sleeves of his under robe tied back. He slashes at the attacking soldiers with a naginata while his attendants rush out to meet the attack. In a small upper panel a samurai holding a fan is dressed in a green kimono under a black katiginu and nagabakama. The long trailing legs of the nagabakama indicate his high status. He stands over a bowing samurai wearing a sword whose hitatare jacket has a heraldic crest on the middle of the sleeves. His black hat lies on the floor before him.
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
