Scene from the "Rokuhara Imperial Visit" Chapter of "The Tale of The Heiji", 「六波羅行幸」　平治物語絵巻　断簡, Scene from Imperial Visit

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Scene from the 'Rokuhara Imperial Visit' Chapter of 'The Tale of The Heiji', 「六波羅行幸」　平治物語絵巻　断簡, Scene from “Imperial Visit to Rokuhara,” from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion (Heiji monogatari), Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Handscroll segment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 11 3/4 x 35 1/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion tells the story of a short civil war (1159–60) fought in Kyoto between two rival clans, headed by the warriors Minamoto no Yoshitomo and Taira no Kiyomori. The “Imperial Visit to Rokuhara” chapter deals with the escape of Emperor Nijō and his empress consort from the imperial palace, where they had been kept in captivity by the Minamoto clan, and their move to Kiyomori’s residence in the Rokuhara district

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