Two severed heads. From Horikawa Youchi The night attack at Horikawa , a Nara-ehon manuscript dealing with an episode from the life of Minamoto no Yos

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Two severed heads. From Horikawa Youchi The night attack at Horikawa , a Nara-ehon manuscript dealing with an episode from the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189). Image taken from Horikawa Youchi Monogatari - The Tale of the night attack at Horikawa. Originally published in Naraehon. Early Edo period (1640-1680.

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