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Red-Seal Letter by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Ii Naomasa

Red-Seal Letter by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Ii Naomasa
Important Cultural Properties designated by the Japanese government
Sheet, ink on paper
Momoyama period, dated 7th day of 8th month of Tensho 18 (1590)
Gift of Ii Family

Naomasa, first head of Ii family, became lord of Minowa Castle in Kozuke Province when Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was Naomasa’s master, moved his home base from Hamamatsu Castle to Edo Castle by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In this letter, Hideyoshi gives Naomasa instructions on how to govern the fiefs at Minowa.

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