24th Jul, 2025 11:00
Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries
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A SIX-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) DEPICTING A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF SHIZUGATAKE
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted on silk brocade on six roiro lacquered wood panels with copper fittings. Finely painted with a scene from the battle of Shizugatake, the Seven Spears in service of Toyotomi Hideyoshi attack Sakuma Morimasu.
Inscriptions: Inscribed to a label on the back: Seven Spears of Shizugatake. On the night of April 19, Tensho 11 (1583), Sakuma Morimasa led 8,000 soldiers around Lake Yogo, and on the night of the 20th, he attacked the fortress of Oiwayama, which was defended by Nakagawa Kiyohide and 1,000 soldiers. After a fierce battle lasting several hours, Nakagawa was killed. He was 41 years old. When Hideyoshi heard this news, he allowed his closest confidant to attack any spoils of war he wanted. Fukushima Ichimatsu (Masanori) 23 years old, Kato Toranosuke (Kiyomasa) 22 years old, Kato Magoroku (Yoshiaki) 21 years old, Wakisaka Jinnai (Yasuharu) 30 years old, Katagiri Sukesaku (Katsumoto) 28 years old, Hirano Gonbei (Nagayasu) 25 years old, and Kasuya Sukemon-no-jō (Takenori).
SIZE 140 x 310
Condition: Good condition with old wear. Soiling, few stains, and flaking to pigment. Some losses with associated repairs and touchups. The back with signs of wear and use.
The Battle of Shizugatake (Shizugatake no Tatakai) took place during the Sengoku period of Japan between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie in Shizugatake, Omi Province, over a period of two days beginning on the 20th day of the fourth month of Tensho 11 (equivalent to 10-11 June 1583). Katsuie supported Oda Nobutaka's claim as successor of Oda Nobunaga in a succession dispute within the Oda clan that benefitted Hideyoshi. George Sansom states the Battle of Shizugatake “must be regarded as one of the decisive battles in Japanese history.”
The Seven Spears of Shizugatake (Shizugatake no shichi-hon-yari) were a sobriquet of 7 vassals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the battle of Shizugatake in 1583. At the decisive moment in the battle, Hideyoshi ordered them to leave the position and charge at the opposing army of Shibata Katsuie. After Hideyoshi gained control of Japan, many of the members were promoted to Daimyo.
Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted on silk brocade on six roiro lacquered wood panels with copper fittings. Finely painted with a scene from the battle of Shizugatake, the Seven Spears in service of Toyotomi Hideyoshi attack Sakuma Morimasu.
Inscriptions: Inscribed to a label on the back: Seven Spears of Shizugatake. On the night of April 19, Tensho 11 (1583), Sakuma Morimasa led 8,000 soldiers around Lake Yogo, and on the night of the 20th, he attacked the fortress of Oiwayama, which was defended by Nakagawa Kiyohide and 1,000 soldiers. After a fierce battle lasting several hours, Nakagawa was killed. He was 41 years old. When Hideyoshi heard this news, he allowed his closest confidant to attack any spoils of war he wanted. Fukushima Ichimatsu (Masanori) 23 years old, Kato Toranosuke (Kiyomasa) 22 years old, Kato Magoroku (Yoshiaki) 21 years old, Wakisaka Jinnai (Yasuharu) 30 years old, Katagiri Sukesaku (Katsumoto) 28 years old, Hirano Gonbei (Nagayasu) 25 years old, and Kasuya Sukemon-no-jō (Takenori).
SIZE 140 x 310
Condition: Good condition with old wear. Soiling, few stains, and flaking to pigment. Some losses with associated repairs and touchups. The back with signs of wear and use.
The Battle of Shizugatake (Shizugatake no Tatakai) took place during the Sengoku period of Japan between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie in Shizugatake, Omi Province, over a period of two days beginning on the 20th day of the fourth month of Tensho 11 (equivalent to 10-11 June 1583). Katsuie supported Oda Nobutaka's claim as successor of Oda Nobunaga in a succession dispute within the Oda clan that benefitted Hideyoshi. George Sansom states the Battle of Shizugatake “must be regarded as one of the decisive battles in Japanese history.”
The Seven Spears of Shizugatake (Shizugatake no shichi-hon-yari) were a sobriquet of 7 vassals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the battle of Shizugatake in 1583. At the decisive moment in the battle, Hideyoshi ordered them to leave the position and charge at the opposing army of Shibata Katsuie. After Hideyoshi gained control of Japan, many of the members were promoted to Daimyo.
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