In this scene from the Chronicles of the Taiko, the peasant-born Konoshita Tokichi (1536-1598) leads seven warriors against the supposedly impregnable Saito clan castle atop Mount Inaba. His military success set him on the path to becoming Shogun in 1585, when his name was changed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi to mask his humble birth. In 1590 he passed the title to his adopted son Hidetsugu (print #75), and took for himself the title of Taiko, or retired Regent.
