Kaihō Tsunachika

Kaihō Tsunachika
Native name
海北 綱親
Nickname(s)"Zenemon"
Born1535
Ōmi Province
Died1573
Odani Castle
AllegianceAzai clan
RankAzai-sanshō
Battles / warsBattle of Norada (1560)
Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)
Battle of Anegawa (1570)
Siege of Odani (1573)
ChildrenKaihō Yūshō
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kaihō.

Kaihō Tsunachika (海北 綱親, 1535 – 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 "Three Generals of the Azai" (浅井三将, Azai-sanshō).[5]

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

References

  1. ^ "山水図屏風" (in Japanese). The Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "海北友松" (in Japanese). 美術手帖 Culture Convenience Club. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「海北友松」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "「海北友松」展 巨匠へと押し上げた巨龍" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "?í?'•??«Šo?' |—pŒê?W |". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-02-22.


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