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>巴御前, Tomoegozen (1180) As the wife of General Kiso Yoshinaka, Tomoe Gozen, clad in men's armor, fought courageously alongside her husband in battle. She became a nun after his death. October 23, 2011 @京都御所 [url=http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/english/0301.html]Official Site of Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of Ages, by Heian Jingu Shrine[/url]

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Jūnihitoe is the 12-layer Japanese Kimono. The jūnihitoe also known by the name of Itsutsuginu karaginu mo is extremely elegant and complex, the kimono was worn only by noble women and ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court of Japan. It appeared around the 10th century, in the Heian period. Literally the name of the garment means twelve-layer garment. Heian Period, Historical Japanese Clothing, Heian Era Clothing, Japanese Historical Fashion, Junihitoe Kimono, Japan Ancient, Ancient Japanese Clothing, Imperial Clothing, Tamamo No Mae

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Jūnihitoe is the 12-layer Japanese Kimono.

Jūnihitoe is the 12-layer Japanese Kimono. The jūnihitoe also known by the name of Itsutsuginu karaginu mo is extremely elegant and complex, the kimono was worn only by noble women and ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court of Japan. It appeared around the 10th century, in the Heian period. Literally the name of the garment means twelve-layer garment.

Ancient Court Lady of the Fujiwara Period, from Photographs of Japanese Customs and Manners by K. Ogawa, 1898 Heian Period, Ancient Japanese Clothing, Medieval Japanese, Heian Era, Japanese Costume, Ancient Japan, Fashion Video, Japanese Clothing, Japan Outfit

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Photographs of Japanese Customs and Manners by K. Ogawa, Meiji 31 (1898), 50 Color Collotype Plates

Photographs of Japanese Customs and Manners by K. Ogawa, Photographer, Tokyo, Japan, 50 plates, 1898

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My very first drawing of a "Heian Bijin"(lit"Beauty from Heian Era"),made in 1996 during my 2nd trip in Japan and inspired by a painting I found on a po... My first Heian Lady

Murasaki Shikibu 978 – c. 1025 Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She published the first novel ever, The Tale of Genji, in 1021. In the 20th century her work was translated into a 6-volume English translation & was completed in 1933. Scholars continue to recognize the importance of her work, which reflects Heian court society at its peak. Suzuki Harunobu, Japan Aesthetics, Japanese Pictures, Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale Of Genji, Tale Of Genji, Japanese Edo Period, Japanese Literature, Heian Period

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Murasaki Shikibu published the first novel ever, The Tale of Genji, in 1021.

It was a love story. Because love is older than written language.

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