Moon at the Yamaki Mansion

55

Moon at the Yamaki Mansion (Yamaki yakata no tsuki)

March 1886

Kato Kagekado was a retainer of Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199).  During the attack on Taira no Kanetaka's mansion at Yamaki, Kagekado used his helmet as a decoy to lure Kanetaka into striking at him.

 

 

  

THE WARRIOR X

 

 

Taiso Yoshitoshi

About 100 Aspects of the Moon

Home

1:  Literature, Myth and Music

2:  The Warrior

3:  The Floating World