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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), 1839
Yoshitsune Serenading Jorurihime, ca. 1785. Creator: Torii KiyonagaYoshitsune Serenading Jorurihime, ca. 1785
Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768. ca. 1768Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768
The Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Creator: Iwamoto KonkwanThe Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Metal tsuba by Iwamoto Konkwan of Yoshitune and Benkei, and their lives of daring and heroic deeds. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G
Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Japanese shogunate, 1907Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199), founder of the Japanese shogunate, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A
The armour of Yoshitsune, 12th century (1886). A general of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189) is one of the greatest Japanese folk heroes. Preserved at Kasuga, Nara
No dance, Japan, 1904. The subject is Benkei and Yoshitsune. Saito Musashibo Benkei was a 12th century warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a general of the Minamoto clan
Japanese warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1845. Artist: Utagawa KuniyoshiJapanese warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1845. The leader of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199) defeated the rival Taira clan in the Genpei War (1180-1185)
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Minamoto no Muneyuki, c1830. Artist: HokusaiFrom the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Minamoto no Muneyuki, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Japenese Netsuke, The Two Heroes, Benkei and Yoshitune, 19th century. Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189), popularly called Benkei
The warrior Minamoto No Yoshitsune on horseback, Japanese, 1886. Artist: Utagawa YoshimoriThe warrior Minamoto No Yoshitsune on horseback, Japanese, 1886. From a series titled Famous Warrior Heroes by Utagawa Yoshimori (1830-1885) published in 1886