Kusunoki Masashige, or Dai Nankô, was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai.
Portrait of Kusunoki Masashige by Kanō Sanraku, c. before 1635
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The same statue from a different angle, close-up.
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige at the entrance to Kanshin-ji in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture.