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  • Gold-leaf Japanese painting of archers and a mounted rider beside a red torii gate and a winding dark river.
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unknown - The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras - 17th century v42 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

unknown - The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras - 17th century v42 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

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unknown - The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras - 17th century v42 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

This 17th-century Japanese painting on gold leaf chronicles the Hōgen and Heiji Rebellions, the mid-12th-century civil wars that broke the power of the imperial court and lifted the warrior class to command.

Visual Elements & Composition

Gold leaf fills the ground and gives the scene its glow, against which the action unfolds in dark ink black, warm wood brown, vermilion red and forest green. A winding river cuts through the lower half, with boatmen working its dark current. Stepped rooftops, thatched and tiled buildings, and pine trees crowd the middle distance, and near the wooden houses archers and foot soldiers crowd the field. A mounted rider beside a red torii gate anchors the composition, his vermilion accent drawing the eye across the panoramic sweep.

Meaning & Symbolism

The two rebellions, fought between the Taira and Minamoto families over the throne, mark the moment the aristocratic Heian period gave way to samurai dominance. The painting records that chaos as a reminder of how fragile state governance becomes under martial upheaval. Its screen format and sweeping view belong to the early Edo period, when interest in historical epics and the glorification of warrior legacies was at its height, and the work preserves the violent origins of the shogunal order for later generations.

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A kiss-cut sticker is cut to its own outline, so the scene's rooftops, rider and river can be read as a single shape rather than a framed rectangle. Gold ground and dense figures reward a close look, which suits an object placed where it is seen at arm's length.

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Glossy kiss-cut vinyl stickers made for smooth, indoor surfaces — laptops, journals, mirrors, and other finished items. Crisp edges, vivid color, strong hold, and not waterproof.

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