Court dress of Military Official. The Heian Period, spanning from 794 to 1185
Court dress of Military Official in the Heian Period, Japan.
Category: Japanese Art
Ōgiya (Teahouse) Garden Oji, Tōkiō, c1895.
The Ogiya (扇屋) chaya (tea house) and garden at Oji (王子), Tokyo.
Taira no Tadanori military commander of Japan.
Taira no Tadanori was a military commander of the Heike clan during the Heian period.
An actor of the Noh in full costume. Kagekiyo. Japan.
Kagekiyo. This plate illustrates well the voluminous nature of the medieval ceremonial garments.
Champlevé and Cloisonne enamel. Japan 16th-18th c.
Examples of Japanese Enamel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are extremely rare, and are accordingly highly prized by collectors of Japanese art.
Temple gardens of Japan
Of all the gardens in Japan, the temple garden is a peaceful, secluded place, reminiscent of ancient Japan and times gone by.