{"product_id":"mg1531-nobukazu-incident-at-honno-ji-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Nobukazu - Incident at Honno-ji","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNobukazu Watanabe \u003c\/strong\u003e(1874–1944)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUnknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e, Musha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print. Triptych: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e35cm x 23cm\/sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print depicts the climactic events at Honnō-ji in 1582, when the warlord Oda Nobunaga was betrayed by his general Akechi Mitsuhide. Surrounded by enemy forces, Nobunaga chose to end his life rather than be captured, marking a decisive turning point in the late Sengoku period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition centers on the interior of the temple as it comes under attack. Nobunaga is shown standing controlled and resolute. A spear thrust through the window underscores the immediacy of the assault. His loyal retainer, Mori Ranmaru, rushes forward barefoot, armed with a spear and dressed in a black robe patterned with cranes over a yellow kimono. Flames rise across the night sky as the temple burns, recalling accounts that Ranmaru set the structure alight to prevent the recovery of his lord’s body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobukazu Watanabe was born in 1874 and studied under Chikanobu Toyohara, a prominent printmaker of the Meiji era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Very good color and condition. Cropped as shown. Backed. Sheets are separate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43445178597454,"sku":"MG1531","price":415.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/IMG_2026_01_25_11_34_35_676.jpg?v=1771018936","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1531-nobukazu-incident-at-honno-ji-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}