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Moon over the waters at Daimotsu Bay. Print shows a Musashibo Benkei praying to appease the gods and calm the rough seas so that his ship may cross Daimotsu Bay safely. Date 1886
Kobayashi no Asahina. A half-length portrait of an actor, facing left, wearing robe with bird motif. Date 1862 (seal date: Boar V)
Japanese Woman CookingA young Japanese housewife cooking the family meal in her well-equipped kitchen. Chopsticks will be used for eating and the rice will be served in wooden cases. Date: 1930s
Japanese clog shopA man selling wooden footwear known as geta in Japan
Girl playing instrumentA young Japanese woman with ribboned hair playing a stringed musical instrument, perhaps a version of a lute
Japanese man prayingA Japanese buddhist man at prayer
The Russo-Japanese War - Interior sceneThe Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905
Kendo, fencing, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Tennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Women making parasols, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
U. S. Fighter plane in ChinaWith 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
The Imperial Museum at Nara, Japan - with deerThe Imperial Museum by the Deer Park at the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely
Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - JapanBeautiful photograph showing the complicated shapes, folds and pinning of a Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Pine Tree at Matsushima, JapanMatsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1910s
South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905
WWII - Remember Pearl HarbourRemember 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
Japanese teapot (stolen)
Feast in front of a palace (12th-13th c. ). JapaneseFeast in front of a palace (12th-13th c.). Japanese
Benzaiten in a thousand-eyed pavilion. 8th c. Japanese art. Nara period. Sculpture. FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: JAPAN
Steamship / MikasaThe Japanese battleship Mikasa. Date: Circa 1895
Tachibana-ya and omi-ya Tachibana-ya and ?mi-yaTachibana-ya and omi-ya. Print shows two actors, full-length portrait, one as a warrior sitting, the other as a woman standing behind the warrior. Date between 1794 and 1796, printed later
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
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
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
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
Matsuo Basho
The interior of a kabuki theater
A man or monk seated, facing front, sleeping or meditating. Date between 1800 and 1850
Kirifuri Falls at Mount Kurokami in Shimosuke. Print shows travelers admiring a waterfall. Date ca. 1833, printed later
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
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
Fishing. Print shows two women working a net and two children gathering clams as a third child looks on. Date between 1804 and 1820
Hydrangea and Kingfisher. Print shows a kingfisher above hydrangea blossoms. Date between 1830 and 1858, printed later
Sakura cherry. Drawing shows branch with leaves and cherry blossoms. Date 187-
Owl and magnolia. Print shows an owl perched on a magnolia tree branch; the magnolia blossoms are embossed. Date between 1870 and 1920
Noge Hill, Yokohama. Photograph shows a large torii above blossoming cherry trees, with view of rooftops of the city in the background
Blossom of Nakanocho. Print shows a woman, full-length, sitting on a bench, holding papers against her forehead; picture of a tree covered with blossoms hangs on the wall nearby
Arai. Print shows a bird s-eye view of a coastal village with ships in the harbor and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Date ca. 1855
Fishing net. Print shows a woman holding a pipe, walking with a female attendant along the seashore; in the background are boats and large fishing nets. Date 1799 or 1800
Tale of Ise. Print shows three women, two sitting on the floor and one standing, a third person sitting on the floor appears to be offering a small box containing two objects to the others as
The coast at Hota in Boshu. Print shows travelers walking along the coastline at Hota, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Date 1858
Fukeiga FuokeigaFukeiga. Print shows two people crossing a steep snow-covered bridge. Date between 1900 and 1940, from an earlier print. Fuokeiga. Print shows two people crossing a steep snow-covered bridge
Chugoku hanga. Print shows a Chinese wiseman holding a sword and riding on the back of a tiger. Date between 1750 and 1850
Scene fifty-four of Tale of Genji. Japanese print showing scene from Murasaki Shikibus Tale of Genji with elaborately dressed woman and man separated by a screen. Date 1852
Types of drums
Old Bleach Linen Company AdvertAn advertisement for The Old Bleach Linen Co. Ltd. and their new fadeless embroidered linen. Date: 1932
Onomichiya HotelThe Onomichiya Hotel, a Japanese hotel in the red light district of Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Date: 1940s
The Amanohashidate admired by a GeishaThe Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony