Tenchijin-The Life and Times of Naoe Kanetsugu
Introducing the Background to NHK's Taiga Drama
Saturday, 30 May to Sunday, 12 July 2009
Naoe Kanetsugu, the central figure in NHK's historical drama, Tenchijin, was a distinguished scholar as well as a master of military arts. He followed Uesugi Kagekatsu, supporting the Uesugi clan in the Sengoku period upheavals as Japan moved towards unification. This exhibition presents many items associated with Kanetsugu and the Uesugi clan. Following the history of Kanetsugu's involvement in the Toyotomi clan's unification of Japan and the decisive battle of Sekigahara, the exhibition also introduces the magnificent world of the Momoyama period that Kanetsugu lived in.
