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Japan Collection (page 4)

Background imageJapan Collection: New railway bridge, Kobe, Japan, c. 1880

New railway bridge, Kobe, Japan, c. 1880
New railway bridge, Kobe, Japan, c.1880

Background imageJapan Collection: 1871 Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine

1871 Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine
1870s Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine

Background imageJapan Collection: World War II transport planes & gliders ready England

World War II transport planes & gliders ready England
Vintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands

Background imageJapan Collection: World War II navy ship Pacific war against Japan

World War II navy ship Pacific war against Japan
Vintage World War II photograph - navy ship releases a salvo in the Pacific war against Japan

Background imageJapan Collection: Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tank

Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tank
Vintage photograph World War II - British Churchill tank, Italian campaign, crossing of the Senio River

Background imageJapan Collection: c. 1880s Japan - Honmoku temple

c. 1880s Japan - Honmoku temple
c.1880s Japan - Honmoku temple

Background imageJapan Collection: Rickshaw on coast road, Negishi Yokohama - Mississippi Bay

Rickshaw on coast road, Negishi Yokohama - Mississippi Bay
Rickshaw on the coast road, Negishi Yokohama - Mississippi Bay. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageJapan Collection: Woman being pulled in rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan

Woman being pulled in rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan
Young woman being pulled in a rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageJapan Collection: Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes

Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageJapan Collection: Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon in The P)rince of Japs

Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon in The P)rince of Japs
Cartoon, Miss Harriett Vernon (1858-1923), English actress and singer, as Cammpi in The Japs, or The Doomed Daimio, a burlesque by Harry Paulton and Mostyn Teddea. 1885

Background imageJapan Collection: Bush honeysuckle or ukon utsugi, Weigela middendorfiana

Bush honeysuckle or ukon utsugi, Weigela middendorfiana (Diervilla middendorffiana). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageJapan Collection: Girl reading a letter beside a stove, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Girl reading a letter beside a stove, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageJapan Collection: Maeda Toshiie - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu

Maeda Toshiie - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu
Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599) - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu Date: circa 1590s

Background imageJapan Collection: Street scene with trams and shops, Kobe, Japan

Street scene with trams and shops, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJapan Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label with a sailing boat

Old Japanese Matchbox label with a sailing boat made by Meikousha in Hiogo (Hyogo) in Japan for the Swedish market Date: c. 1910s

Background imageJapan Collection: Yokohama, Japan, circa 1880s

Yokohama, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageJapan Collection: View from Minamigama Hill, Nagasaki, Japan, circa 1890

View from Minamigama Hill, Nagasaki, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background imageJapan Collection: Nishi Honganji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, circa 1880s

Nishi Honganji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageJapan Collection: Itsukushima - Miyajima - Shrine Island, Japan

Itsukushima - Miyajima - Shrine Island, Japan
View looking down from the slopes of Mt. Misen on Itsukushima, an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay

Background imageJapan Collection: Geishas showing Obi Sashes, Japan

Geishas showing Obi Sashes, Japan

Background imageJapan Collection: Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist a

Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist and ankles, full-length, seen from behind, holding a sword. Date between 1750 and 1850

Background imageJapan Collection: White heron and lotus

White heron and lotus. Print shows a white heron in the water next to a water lily plant and lotus flower. Date between 1890 and 1920

Background imageJapan Collection: Kobayashi no Asahina

Kobayashi no Asahina. A half-length portrait of an actor, facing left, wearing robe with bird motif. Date 1862 (seal date: Boar V)

Background imageJapan Collection: Japanese clog shop

Japanese clog shop
A man selling wooden footwear known as geta in Japan

Background imageJapan Collection: Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan
Hoisting Gloster Sparrowhawk from Battleship Turret. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)

Background imageJapan Collection: The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene

The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905

Background imageJapan Collection: Kendo, fencing, Japan, circa 1880s

Kendo, fencing, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageJapan Collection: Tennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s

Tennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageJapan Collection: Women making parasols, Japan

Women making parasols, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageJapan Collection: U. S. Fighter plane in China

U. S. Fighter plane in China
With a Chinese soldier standing guard, repair work on a U.S. fighter plane is carried out somewhere in China. The camouflaged huts in the background act as cover for the American planes Date: 1943

Background imageJapan Collection: The Imperial Museum at Nara, Japan - with deer

The Imperial Museum at Nara, Japan - with deer
The Imperial Museum by the Deer Park at the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely

Background imageJapan Collection: Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan

Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan
Beautiful photograph showing the complicated shapes, folds and pinning of a Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJapan Collection: Pine Tree at Matsushima, Japan

Pine Tree at Matsushima, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJapan Collection: South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car

South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905

Background imageJapan Collection: WWII - Remember Pearl Harbour

WWII - Remember Pearl Harbour
Remember Pearl Harbour First Day Cover illustration depicting the Japanese aerial assault on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbour, a lagoon harbour on the island of Oahu, Hawaii

Background imageJapan Collection: Benzaiten in a thousand-eyed pavilion. 8th c

Benzaiten in a thousand-eyed pavilion. 8th c. Japanese art. Nara period. Sculpture. FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: JAPAN

Background imageJapan Collection: Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock

Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock. Print shows a painting of a ship on a scroll or wall hanging and the face of a clock on a wooden box. Date between 1818 and 1825

Background imageJapan Collection: Kasuga at Nara

Kasuga at Nara. Photograph shows deer on the roadway through a wooded area with many shrines. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict daylilies in the upper right and wisteria in the lower left

Background imageJapan Collection: Shadow puppets

Shadow puppets. Print shows two geishas entertaining a man, one is making shadow puppets and the other is playing a shamisen. Date between 1716 and 1741

Background imageJapan Collection: Miho Bay in Suruga

Miho Bay in Suruga. Print shows groves of trees along the coast and the sails of ships on Miho or Suruga Bay, Japan. Date between 1848 and 1858

Background imageJapan Collection: Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho

Background imageJapan Collection: The interior of a kabuki theater

The interior of a kabuki theater

Background imageJapan Collection: A man or monk seated, facing front, sleeping or meditating

A man or monk seated, facing front, sleeping or meditating. Date between 1800 and 1850

Background imageJapan Collection: Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimosuke

Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimosuke. Print shows travelers admiring a waterfall. Date ca. 1833, printed later

Background imageJapan Collection: January

January. Print shows several people outside the entrance to a building, a couple is about to enter, an elderly man is using a broom to knock something from the branches of a tree

Background imageJapan Collection: Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background) Shiro aya (w

Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background) Shiro aya (white twill weaves, also known as Chinese twill weaves). Drawings show stylized patterned designs for kimonos. Date between ca. 1750 and 1900

Background imageJapan Collection: Fishing

Fishing. Print shows two women working a net and two children gathering clams as a third child looks on. Date between 1804 and 1820

Background imageJapan Collection: Hydrangea and Kingfisher

Hydrangea and Kingfisher. Print shows a kingfisher above hydrangea blossoms. Date between 1830 and 1858, printed later



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