“The Battle of Avadzu”

published on Oct 12, 09

embroidery and patches 55x38 technique - embroidery and patches, genre – battle scene, baguette framed, 2008. In the picture there is Tomoe Godzen, the wife of Minamoto Yosinaka – the great shogun. She was one of the few women-fighters in the Japanese history. Here in the picture she is represented in the battle of Avadzu in 1184 where she was fighting side by side with her husband.

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