Scene from "Imperial Visit to Rokuhara" from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion..., 18th century. Creator: Unknown. # 2759463

Scene from "Imperial Visit to Rokuhara" from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion..., 18th century. Creator: Unknown.

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Scene from "Imperial Visit to Rokuhara" from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion (Heiji monogatari) , 18th century. Tale of the Heiji Rebellion (1159-60) between rivals Minamoto no Yoshitomo and Taira no Kiyomori. Emperor Nijo and his empress consort escape from the imperial palace, where they had been captive and are moved to the Rokuhara district of Kyoto.