Tenka Fubu Letter

Here is a letter that Nobunaga wrote to Kanematsu Masayoshi in 1567.  This document is unique because it was one of the first to use the famous Tenka Fubu seal.  Tenka Fubu, "Rule the realm by military force!" This was the beginning of Nobunaga's quest to unite Japan under the sword after many decades of constant bloodshed.

The document written to Kanematsu Masayoshi mentions area of Kono in Mino and some money.  The document is dated November of 1567 and the Tenka Fubu seal in stamped in red, which means a more formal and serious letter.

I have written a blog post on Kanematsu Masayoshi a few years ago.  He was the lucky man who received sandals from Nobunaga in 1573.

http://otsuke.blogspot.com/2017/04/kanematsu-masayoshi-and-ashinaka.html

Nobunaga no tame!