The ghosts of the Minamoto appearing in Fukuhara Palace

This print shows Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), the head of the Taira warrior clan that established the first samurai government in Japan. His exploits became one of the subjects of the warrior epic, The Tale of the Heike. Depicted here is a famous episode in which the dying Kiyomori, suffering from a hallucinatory fever, is haunted by a vision of all the enemies he has murdered during his military campaigns.

Details

Title

The ghosts of the Minamoto appearing in Fukuhara Palace
Artist/maker

Fukao Hokui (active 1830 - 1840) (designer)
Associated place

Tōkyō (place of creation)

Tōkyō (place of publication)

Fukuhara Palace (subject)
Date

1830 - 1840
Edo Period (1600 - 1868)
Material and technique

woodblock print, with bokashi (tonal gradation)
Material index

paper
Technique index

colour woodcut
Object type

triptych print
Dimensions

37.5 x 25.6 cm (height x width)
No. of items

n/a
Credit line

Presented by Mrs E. M. Allan and Mr and Mrs H. N. Spalding from the Herbert H. Jennings Collection, 1952.
Museum location

refer to main record
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EAX.4855.b