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Akechi Samanosuke Mitsuharu crosses a lake on horseback
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Akechi Samanosuke Mitsuharu crosses a lake on horseback

Motonobu · 1820 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The warrior Akechi Samanosuke Mitsuharu (?-1582), nephew of Akechi Mitsuhide, fords a lake on his horse. Mitsuharu was a vassal of Oda Nobunaga (1534-82). Nobunaga was betrayed by Mitsuhide, whereupon Mitsuharu marched to his castle to kill his wife and children, after which he committed suicide. With two poems.

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Credit lineAkechi Samanosuke Mitsuharu steekt te paard een meer over. 1820. Motonobu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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