Chosokabe Motochika Overlord of Southern Sea Kanji T-Shirt

長宗我部元親: Chosokabe Motochika, was the twentieth leader of the Chosokabe clan, he is best known in history for conquering the entire Shikoku island with his own resources. Motochika is often praised as the most capable daimyo of the entire island. Nobunaga historically disfavored him and mocked his reputation by calling him "the bat who refuses to fly away from its home". 南海の覇主: The Overlord of Southern Sea, it is referring to his success in conquering the whole Shikoku, which is also one of the Seven Circuits in Japan at the time, the Nankaido (Southern sea circuit). In the background is the kamon (family crest) of Chosokabe Clan, Nanatsu Katabami (七つ酢漿草) or "Seven leaf creeping woodsorrel", on the top is the statue of Motochika located in the present day Kochi prefecture in Japan, and at the bottom is the samurai signature of Motochika.