Katō Kiyomasa, portrait by Kondō Shōsen, Meiji to Showa era (19th to 20th century).
Kiyomasa (1562-1611), a daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods, is depicted as a fierce general with a warrior-like beard and a stern expression, an image that has been solidified in storytelling and military chronicles since the modern era.
Kumamoto City Museum.
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