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Japanese Collection (page 4)

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japan - Mutsu Dreadnought Battleship

Japan - Mutsu Dreadnought Battleship
The Mutsu - a dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the end of World War I - of the Nagato Class. Date: circa 1921

Background imageJapanese Collection: Seoul, Korea - Panoramic view over the city

Seoul, Korea - Panoramic view over the city, looking toward the Japanese General Government Building, Seoul (back centre). Date: 1930s

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses

Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese Samurai warrior hunting a tiger

Japanese Samurai warrior hunting a tiger Date: 1904

Background imageJapanese Collection: JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb

JAPAN. HONSHU. HIROSHIMA. Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb

Background imageJapanese Collection: Humorous pictures showing the Chinese mode of transportation

Humorous pictures showing the Chinese mode of transportation (four men harnessed to a carriage by their long pigtails) and a scene depicting the silk industry. Date 1895

Background imageJapanese Collection: Samurai warrior, half-length studio portrait, facing front

Samurai warrior, half-length studio portrait, facing front, wearing armor and holding a sword. Date ca. 1877

Background imageJapanese Collection: Yamashita Tomoyuki

Yamashita Tomoyuki(1885-1946) General of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. 1941

Background imageJapanese Collection: Smoking Geisha

Smoking Geisha
A nonchalant Japanese geisha girl, smoking a cigarette, wearing flip-flop sandals. Date: 1930s

Background imageJapanese Collection: Snake Tattoo

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Background imageJapanese Collection: Bombardment of Kagoshima

Bombardment of Kagoshima
Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri
The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing Class B uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two

Background imageJapanese Collection: Infantrymen of the U. S. Mars Task Force - 1944

Infantrymen of the U. S. Mars Task Force - 1944
Infantrymen of the U.S. Mars Task Force unit attack Japanese troops in the Burma Road Sector, 80 miles north of Lashio

Background imageJapanese Collection: Far East travel poster

Far East travel poster
Poster advertising travel to the Far East featuring a Chinese or Japanese pagoda and bridge against a red sky

Background imageJapanese Collection: Tsushima (Schon - 5

Tsushima (Schon - 5
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT After their overwhelming defeat of the Russian navy, the Japanese tow away the Russian warships they have captured

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese God Raiden

Japanese God Raiden
The Japanese God of Thunder hurtles through the stormy sky

Background imageJapanese Collection: Sada Yacco / Theatre 1900

Sada Yacco / Theatre 1900
SADA YACCO Japanese actress who toured Europe and America, seen here in The Geisha and the Gentleman

Background imageJapanese Collection: Social / Japan Waterside

Social / Japan Waterside
Yamata and Mizu: two geishas in an idyllic waterside setting (Mizu is Japanese for water)

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese River Scene

Japanese River Scene
Boating on a tranquil river just after sundown

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese Geisha / C1900

Japanese Geisha / C1900
Young geisha reading

Background imageJapanese Collection: Tsushima (Schon - 2

Tsushima (Schon - 2
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The Japanese Admiral Togo steams into action in his flagship Mikafa, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the Russian fleet

Background imageJapanese Collection: Kukai Sails to China

Kukai Sails to China
The priest Kukai (later known as Kobo-Daishi) sails to China to study its religion, returns to create a Japanese religion containing elements of Confucianism with Shintoism

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese ways of chivalry: a display of ancient fighting methods by the Budokwai in London at

Japanese ways of chivalry: a display of ancient fighting methods by the Budokwai in London at the Aeolian Hall. Wielding "saucepan lids", sickle and chain

Background imageJapanese Collection: Railway, Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan

Railway, Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: railway track at Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan

Background imageJapanese 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 imageJapanese Collection: Yeichi Nimura, Japanese dancer in Broadway Nights

Yeichi Nimura, Japanese dancer in Broadway Nights, a new New York revue, 1929 Date: 1929

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

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

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

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

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams

Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams. Mrs. Woodcocks Japanese white bantams, first prize at Crystal Palace 1872. E. Cambridges black bantams, cup winner at Bristol 1873. H. B

Background imageJapanese 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 imageJapanese Collection: Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers

Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s

Background imageJapanese Collection: Japanese bindweed, Calystegia pubescens

Japanese bindweed, Calystegia pubescens
Japanese bindweed or downy bindweed, Calystegia pubescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageJapanese 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 imageJapanese Collection: Rising Moon over Mount Nanping Date: 1885

Rising Moon over Mount Nanping Date: 1885

Background imageJapanese Collection: FALL / JAPANESE CHIN / 1972

FALL / JAPANESE CHIN / 1972
CHAMPION RIU GU FUDO Owned by Crawford. Date: 1972

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

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

Background imageJapanese 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 imageJapanese Collection: Yokohama, Japan, circa 1880s

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageJapanese Collection: Green and pink seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica

Green and pink seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Background imageJapanese Collection: Geishas showing Obi Sashes, Japan

Geishas showing Obi Sashes, Japan



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