PRINT 65 · KEYES 223.65
若狭局
Wakasa tsubone
Date not recorded in the source catalogue
Court lady Wakasa (usually known as Wakasa no Tsubone) was the daughter of Hiki Yoshikazu, a famous warrior-noble of the Kamakura period, and wife of Minamoto no Yoriie, one of the last Shōguns of the Seiwa Genji line. They were involved in a famous episode of feudal Japan, when her 6-year old son with Yoriee, Minamoto no Ichiman, was killed during a power struggle over the Shogunate. Reportedly, she soon afterwards drowned herself in despair, in a nearby well.
- Artist
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
- Series
- Selection of 100 Warriors
- Catalogue
- Keyes 223, print 65
Display image: Yoshitoshi.net
Title transcription and notes preserved from the original catalogue.