月岡芳年の月百姿シリーズの一枚です。

景廉は平安時代末期の源平合戦において活躍したとされる人物で、『平家物語』や『吾妻鏡』などの作品に登場します。
源頼朝が平家打倒を掲げ、最初に起こした戦が伊豆国の目代・八牧（山木）判官兼隆の館への襲撃でした。
景廉はこの戦において、山木館(八牧館)の主である兼隆を討ち取り、武功を立てました。

作品に描かれているのは、景廉と兼隆です。
障子の向こうで刀を構えている影が兼隆で、景廉は鎧兜を脱いで小長刀の先に掛け、待ち構える兼隆をおびき寄せている場面です。

This painting is one of Yoshitoshi Tsukioka “A Hundred Figures of the Moon” series.

Kagekado is said to have played an active role in the Genpei wars of the late Heian period (794-1185) and appears in works such as “Tale of the Heike” and “Azuma Kagami”.
Minamoto no Yoritomo's first battle in his campaign to overthrow the Heike was an attack on the mansion of the shogun Kanetaka Hachimaki in Izu Province.
In this battle, Kagekado defeated Kanetaka, the lord of Hachimaki- mansion(Yamaki-mansion), and achieved great military success.

The two men depicted in the work are Kagekado and Kanetaka.
The shadow behind the shoji (paper sliding door) with sword at the ready is Kanetaka, while Kagekado takes off his armor and hangs a small long sword on the tip of it to lure Kanetaka, who is waiting for him.