Katō Kiyomasa
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Katō Kiyomasa was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo-no-kami. His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake.
Portrait of Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Kiyomasa's birthplace monument（Nakamura-ku, Nagoya）
Kiyomasa hunting a tiger in Korea. Tiger hunting was a common pastime for the samurai during the war.
Katakama yari ("single-sided sickle spear") spearhead used by Kiyomasa in tiger hunting. Tokyo National Museum
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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The Azuchi–Momoyama period was the final phase of the Sengoku period in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's battlefield vest
1584 Japan-Ming trade ship flag, inscribed with the signatures and kaō, or stylized signatures, of three Ming merchants; to be raised the following year upon arrival in what is now Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)