Identify defenders of a castle?

[george trotter]

Oh well, obviously you transported everyone into the floating world with the first part of your talk...you can try the castles again later.

Thanks for the thread...very interesting.

[Bugyotsuji]

Just came across Hideyoshi's siege of Ohta Castle to where many monks had fled from Negoroji. He used Mizu-zeme (siege by flooding) here too, as against Shimizu Muneharu in Takamatsu Castle.

 

Just wondering if 太田城　might not be a candidate for this painting?

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95% ... jo-ki9.jpg

[Bugyotsuji]

Further thought leads me to feel that Ota Jo fits the bill here.

 

The siege of Ota Castle, (now Wakayama Castle) in March-April 1585 (Tensho 13) by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his nephew Hidetsugu with 100,000 men, was one of the three great 水攻め water seiges of Japanese castles. It was defended by the Saiga Ikki, and remaining monks of Negoro Ji which had just been burnt down, so the exchange of gunfire portrayed has to have been particularly important as they were famous for their guns.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_%C5%8Cta_Castle

[BIG]

Hi Piers,

 

maybe the Link to this exhi. Castles and commanders gives advice

 

http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/H231011sh ... sho-E.html

 

Best Regards

[Bugyotsuji]

Love the link, Peter. Many thanks.

 

(Funny the name is Ota again, written the same way too, although it's in Tokyo!)