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Siege of Osaka edit

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OriginalThe Summer Battle of Osaka Castle, a 17th century Japanese panel screen depicting the summer stage of the Siege of Osaka in 1615. The panel was painted by several artists commissioned by Kuroda Nagamasa.
Reason
Simply put: 5,071 people and 21 generals depicted on an 8-m long panel screen. The 17th-century painters were taken to the battle site and made this from actual visual experience.
Articles in which this image appears
Siege of Osaka, Japanese art, others
FP category for this image
East Asian art
Creator
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Promoted File:The Siege of Osaka Castle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:32, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]