3597267 Kogo no Tsubone playing a biwa and female samurai Tomoe Gozen on horseback, 1888 (woodblock print) by Adachi Ginko (fl.1874-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goj贖 kog? no tsubone goj贖ni tomoegozen Top: Emperor Takakura\'s mistress Kogo no Tsubone playing a biwa as messenger Nakakuni watches on horseback Bottom: Tomoe Gozen (c.??157-1247) female samurai warrior (onna-bugeisha) known for her bravery and strength especially at the Battle of Awazu in 1184 where she fought alongside her lover the Genji leader Minamoto no Yoshinaka (possibly here) The Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended the Tokugawa shogunate but the popularity of samurai legend remained.).