Estampe japonaise "The Battle of Mikusa-yama: Yoshitsune Successfully Attacks the Taira Camp at Night" par Utagawa Hiroshige
Artiste :Utagawa Hiroshige
Titre :The Battle of Mikusa-yama: Yoshitsune Successfully Attacks the Taira Camp at Night
Date :1834–1835
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Source :Worcester Art Museum
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Following their expulsion from Kyoto, the Taira clan used a strip along the coast of Settsu province [west of Kobe] as a base to guard the approach to western Japan and await a chance to recapture the capital. The Minamoto-clan brothers Yoshitsune and Noriyori set out to destroy the stronghold in mid March 1184: Noriyori headed towards the eastern Ikuta-no-mori fortress while Yoshitsune headed southwards over the mountains towards Ichi-no-tani fortress. On his way, Yoshitsune wiped out the Taira defensive outpost at M
