Unknown: 51: Kogō no Tsubone ; 52: Tomoe Gozen. - Library of Congress

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Title: 51: Kogō no Tsubone ; 52: Tomoe Gozen.

Date: 1888.

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Print shows (top half) Kogō no Tsubone, the emperor's mistress, lying on the floor, playing a biwa while a man on horseback, Nakakuni, a messenger for the emperor, in the background is watching through the open doorway; (bottom half) shows Tomoe Gozen, a female samurai, and another warrior, possibly Yoshinaka, on horseback.

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