Taira no Kiyomori, Vision of Demon, 12th Century
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Entitled: "Taira no Kiyomori"; shows the warrior Taira no Kiyomori sitting, holding a sword, has a vision of a demon looking through a window. Taira no Kiyomori (1118 - March 20, 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, circa 1880s.