A painting of Akechi Mitsuhide. Source: Public Domain
A close-up of a painting in which Oda Nobunaga is observing Sumo wrestling. The dark-skinned wrestler is believed to be Yasuke, though this was painted more than twenty years after the Honno-ji Incident. Source: Public Domain
A bronze statue of Akechi Mitsuhide which stands at the ruins of Akechi Castle in modern-day Kani City. Like many other famous malcontents, he was given a shrine after his death to assuage his restless spirit and prevent it from causing calamity. Source: 流離いの暇人, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A memorial stone marking the site of the Battle of Yamazaki, where Akechi Mitsuhide’s army was defeated by the forces of Hashiba Hideyoshi. Source: 投稿者が撮影, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A depiction of the war council held before the Battle of Yamazaki, painted by Utagawa Sadahide in the late 1800s. Source: Public Domain
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