The sword of Japan may be called a key to the study of the history, folklore, and customs of the country.
The Japanese Sword and Its Decoration
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Scenery of Ishiyama, Lake Biwa. Japan.
Japanese gardening finds its prototype and model in natural scenery.
Bowls from Ao Kutani & Ko Kutani. Kaga, Japan.
Kaga decor of two bowls from different periods. Ao Kutani & Ko Kutani. Japan ceramics.
Yomei-mon at Nikko, Japan.
This exquisitely beautiful structure called Yomei-mon is accounted the finest of its kind in all Japan.
Scenery of Matsushima, Japan.
Matsushima, or the Pine Islands, are classed among the three most beautiful sights in Japan.
Japan. Kakiyemon porcelain. Usugumo
Statue of the courtesan Usugumo of Yoshiwara (Tamaya uchi Usugumo) by Kakiyemon
Landscape gardening in Japan.
LANDSCAPE GARDENING. Flowers and Gardens of Japan by Florence Du Cane
Japan. The Bronze Buddha at Kamakura.
The Bronze Buddha at stands facing the sea on the deserted site of Kamakura.
Mech People of India. Races & Tribes Of Hindustan.
Mech belonging to the Bodo-Kachari group of peoples in North-East India.
Japan. Kosode, lady’s robe by Ogata Kōrin.
Kosode worn by ladies at the time of Genroku.