Butsumetsu 佛滅(A Most Unlucky Day), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1860 (10th month)

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Hari ranmaru (the historical mori ranmaru) on a rock spearing yasuda sakubei in the defence of the honnoji temple from akechi mitsuhide. Date: 1860 (10th month). Dimensions: Height:36.80 centimetres Width:24.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Butsumetsu 佛滅(A Most Unlucky Day) (BM 2008,3037.14201)