Kaihō Tsunachika Explained

Kaihō Tsunachika
Native Name:海北 綱親
Birth Date:1535
Death Date:1573
Birth Place:Ōmi Province
Death Place:Odani Castle
Nickname:"Zenemon"
Allegiance:Azai clan
Children:Kaihō Yūshō
Rank:Azai-sanshō
Battles:Battle of Norada (1560)
Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Siege of Odani (1573)

was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period who served Azai clan as a senior retainer.[1] [2] [3] His son Kaihō Yūshō was a representative painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period in Japan.[3] [4]

Tsunachika served as a senior retainer and military commissioner for three generations of the Azai clan. Together with Akao Kiyotsuna and Amenomori Kiyosada, Tsunachika was known as one of the .[5]

In 1573, Tsunachika is considered to have been killed in action when Oda Nobunaga attacked and toppled Odani Castle.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 山水図屏風. The Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. 25 November 2021.
  2. Web site: 海北友松. 美術手帖 Culture Convenience Club. ja. 25 November 2021.
  3. Web site: 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「海北友松」の解説. kotobank. ja. 25 November 2021.
  4. Web site: 「海北友松」展 巨匠へと押し上げた巨龍. 14 May 2017 . Sankei Shimbun. ja. 25 November 2021.
  5. Web site: ?í?‘•??«Šo?‘ —pŒê?W . 2007-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070221000511/http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/sn-dos/sengoku/wrd.htm#aza3 . 2007-02-21 . dead .