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Picture Scroll of the Sakuradamongai Incident, Vols. l and 2
| Picture Scroll of the Sakuradamongai Incident, Vols. l and 2 |
| Meiji period, l9th century Two handscrolls, color on paper |
Ii Naosuke, who was Tairo of Tokugawa shogunate, was attacked and assassinated on his way to Edo Castle on March 3, 1860 by ronin samurai from Mito and Satsuma domains. The scrolls narrate this incident, including its background and aftermath.
