Kikuya Tomoe Gozen

Kikuya/tomoe Gozen: Half/half skull of two extraordinary asian women,representing beauty and strength.History records that the

first self-styled geisha was Kikuya, a talented shamisen player and prostitute who lived in Fukagawa around 1750.

Tomoe Gozen was a late twelfth-century female samurai warrior (onna-bugeisha), known for her bravery and strength.