A portrait of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who severed trade/tribute relations with China. Public Domain
Portrait of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, a young man suffering from chronic illness whose time as Shogun was very short. Public Domain
A portrait of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori, whose time ruling the nation was defined by his dictatorial and authoritarian tendencies until he was assassinated by Akamatsu Mitsusuke. Public Domain
A cropped section of a screen painting displaying the death of Ashikaga Mochiuji, the Kanto Kubo, who is committing ritual suicide at the top of the image. Public Domain
A portrait of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, whose rule was cut short when he died in a horse-riding accident. Tihs picture resembles the earlier portrait of the similarly-named Yoshikazu, I promise they are different images and you can find the differences if you examine them closely. Public Domain
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