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UTAGAWA YOSHITORA 歌川芳虎 (Japan, active from 1850 to 1880) “Honno-ji dai gassen no zu” / Battle at Honno-ji Temple, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto in 1582 Triptych of oban tata-e / woodblock prints 1850s Note: The Daimyo Oda Nobunaga was at the height of his powers but came under attack from his treacherous samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide and the Oda forces. Nobunaga, his wife Noh and his retainers battle valiantly but he is forced to commit suicide. PROVENANCE: PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH COLLECTOR: UKIYO-E: FLOATING WORLD A LARGE COLLECTION OF OVER 150 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS