Yoshitsune & Benkei
by Granger
Title
Yoshitsune & Benkei
Artist
Granger
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
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YOSHITSUNE & BENKEI. Saito Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189), a Japanese warrior monk, holding a naginata, a long pole with a sword-like blade. He confronts a young Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), a general of the Minamoto clan, who holds a cloth over his head, leading Benkei to mistake him for a woman. Japanese woodcut by Kiyonaga Torii, 1780s.
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October 27th, 2012
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