Japanese Print "Moonlight Patrol: Saitō Toshimitsu" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:Moonlight Patrol: Saitō Toshimitsu
Date:1885
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Registered December 1885. 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 the
