KUNIYOSHI. Yakusha-e. Portrait of Akeshi Mitsuhide. Colored woodcut. 360x255 mm. Sign: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Publisher: Akamatsuya Shotaro. Censored by Kiwame. Very good impression, centerfold, slightly faded, creased and soiled, trimmed, glued at upper corners. Portrait of Akeshi Mitsuhide, a general of Oda Nobunaga and later his traitor. The 'Mon', the emblem of the Akeshi clan, a flower with five petals, is repeated several times in the dress. The famous warlord is played by the Kabuki actor Bando Mitsugoro.

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