Tuesday, January 2, 2024

1578 Ozoni

 


In the new year of 1578, Nobunaga offered ozoni to those who were invited to his chamber. The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 279)

"Then Nobunaga showed everyone his private quarters, where he had commissioned  Kano Eitoku to paint famous scenes from the Three Countries in polychrome. It was beyond the capacity of the mind to comprehend or words to describe the multitude of masterpieces that Nobunaga had assembled. Indeed, his power and his glory were beyond measure. Nobunaga invited everyone into these chambers and treated them all to New Year's soup (zoni) and assorted  continental sweetmeets. It was the memory of a lifetime for these men, an experience to be related for generations to come. Words could not describe their gratitude."


Nobunaga no tame!

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