Battle of the Genji and the Heike - Emperor Antoku Plunge into Water
Artist
Hideo Takeda
(Japanese, born 1948)
Date1985
MediumSilkscreen
DimensionsOverall: 48 × 62.8 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Judith Patt
Object number2015.006.031
DescriptionThe artist's depiction of the famous battles of the Genji clan and the Heike clan. The court officials, the members of the Heike clan, committed suicide by throwing themselves into the water. The young emperor Anntoku, 7 years old, is held by his grandmother as she jumps into the water.Status
Not on view
770 BCE - 475 BCE
770 BCE - 475 BCE
