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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.
