The encounter between Yoshitsune and Benkei on Gojo Bridge. This exuberant Kunisada diptych shows a favourite theme of ukiyo-e artists, the fight on Gojo Bridge between the young Yoshitsune and the warrior monk Benkei. Yoshitsune's is a tragic and very famous story in Japan. From a theatrical poster

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