The koto was introduced from China to Japan during the Nara period (710-793) as an instrument of court music (Gagaku).
Japanese koto. Instrument for traditional Japanese music.
Category: Japan
CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL. Ornamental design from Japan at the end of the 19th century.
Japan shippō-yaki design. Three segments of a circular border. Cloisonné enamel. Ornamental design 19th century.
Kazuma Ogawa. Costumes & customs in Japan.
Costumes & customs in Japan by Kazuma Ogawa. Tokyo 1892
“No. I, Iidamachi, Shichome, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Japan.”
Buddhist Priest and Gentleman of Loo choo. Japan.
Buddhist Priest and Gentleman of Loo choo.
Seppuku, Hara Kiri. Ritualized suicide. Japan.
Seppuku. Ritualized suicide in Japan.
Okinawa, Japan. Loo Choo Chief and his Two Sons.
Okinawa, Japan. Loo Choo Chief and his Two Sons.
Japanese Festivals and Holidays. 19th c.
Japanese Festivals and Holidays
Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak. Japan 1816.
Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak
The Prince of Loo Choo. Okinawa Japan.
The Prince of Loo Choo. Ryukyu Islands. Shō-Dynastie. Okinawa Japan.
Japan Samurai. Traditional Process of donning Armor.
Japan Samurai. Traditional Process of donning Armor. The process of putting on a full suit of armor. Illustration by Auguste Racinet.
