Minamotono Yoshitsune is a popular historical gsuper heroh in Japan who is known to have been an excellent battle commander in the very end of the Heian period. Yoshitsune, a member of the Genji clan, contributed greatly to the clan's victory over their rival Heike clan and to establishment of his brother's first shogunate in history.
As the NHK's historical drama for 2005 is a life story of Yoshitsune, this page focuses to clay bells related to Yoshitsune.
Yoshitsune & Shizuka Shizuka-gozen, Yoshitsune was loved and Yoshitsune loved. @ |
a clay bell of dancer's fan She is an expert of Japanese traditional dance. |
Benkei, trusted vassal of Yoshitsune @ @ |
samurai warrior helmet so beautiful & colourful |
a clay bellwell-designed like a Noh mask of Shizuka |
a famous hand drum, "Hatsune no Tsudumi". |