Takakura moon

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Takakura moon 

(Takakura no tsuki)

 August 1886

Prince Mochihito, a son of the Emperor Takakura (1161-1181), and another are escaping from an attack on the palace by disguising themselves as women. Hasebe Nobutsura, Mochihito’s retainer who is watching them leave, was captured, but refused to reveal the prince's whereabouts even under torture.

 

 

  

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Taiso Yoshitoshi

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