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Uesugi Kagekatsu （1555-1623 , 上杉景勝） Letter
To Toshishige Fukazawa （深澤利重）
Dated May 24th (Tensho 6, 1578)
Main 31,2 × 46 cm
Hanging scroll / Kakejiku , Accessory : wood box
The original published in "Bekhon Rekidai Koan"
The letter was addressed to Fukazawa Toshishige, lord of Sakado Castle and a retainer of the Uesugi clan, and its contents suggest it was written during the Otate War of 1578 (Tensho 6).
The letter inquires about the situation at Sarugakyo in Ueno. It asks whether a request for reinforcements has been received, and advises that even if reinforcements are sent, no dangerous actions should be taken. During the Otate War, Fukazawa Toshishige was in charge of guarding the Joetsu border in preparation for the Hojo clan moving to support Kagetora （上杉景虎）.
【Uesugi Kagekatsu】A military commander of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Son of Nagao Masakage. Adopted by his uncle Uesugi Kenshin, he controlled Kenshin's territories of Echigo, Noto, Sado, and Ecchu. Later, he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, became one of the Five Elders, and held a fief of 1.2 million koku in Aizu. In 1600, he allied with Ishida Mitsunari and raised an army to overthrow Tokugawa Ieyasu, but was defeated and reduced to 300,000 koku in Yonezawa, Dewa.
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