The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras, 保元平治合戦図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper, Image (each screen): 60 15/16 x 140 in. (154.8 x 355.6 cm), Screens, The Hōgen Rebellion, which occurred in central Kyoto in the summer of 1156, involved a dispute over succession between Emperor Go-Shirakawa and former Emperor Sutoku. Although it lasted only a few hours, this skirmish, along with the later Heiji Rebellion, had far-reaching political and social consequences and marked the beginning of the medieval period, characterized by the rise of a warrior class
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