Title : Kenrei Monin - Zen Aku Sanjuroku Bijin

Artist : Toyohara Kunichika

Date : 1886.

Details : Toyohara Kunichika: Kenrei Monin - Zen Aku Sanjuroku Bijin - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : "Zen-aku Sanju-roku Bijin" (Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties) Tokuko, the daughter of Taira no Koyomori, mother of Emperor Antoku. She and other members of the Taira Clan jumped into the sea to commit suicide when the sea battle at Dannoura was lost for the Taira. Tokuko was rescued by enemy soldiers, who pulled her out by her long hair floating on the water surface. Tokuko later became a nun and called herself Kenrei Mon-in.

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