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Hanabusa Itchō. One of the Four Refined Amusements. Japan.

1/4/24
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Hanabusa Itchō, Japan, painting, Genroku, edo, Captain F Brinkley

Hanabusa Itchō was a Japanese painter and artist of the middle Edo period (Genroku period).

Filed under 18th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Artist, Cultural history, Frank Brinkley, Japanese theme

Kiku. The Chrysanthemum. Mythological Japan.

1/2/24
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Japanese, Kiku, Chrysanthemum, flower,

The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn and is sometimes referred to as the national flower of Japan

Filed under 1899, 1902, 19th Century, 20th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Alexander Francis Otto, Artist, Crafts, Flora, Frank Brinkley, Garden, Herbert G. Ponting, Japanese theme, Josiah Conder, Specimen

About the blossoms of the plum tree in spring

1/1/24
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Plum, Blossoms, Ella Du Cane, artist, painting, arts, japan,

The flowers and gardens of Japan by Florence and Ella Du Cane.

Filed under 1908, 20th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Asian customs, Ella du Cane, Flora, Florence Du Cane, Garden, Japanese theme, Travel

The Seven Patrons of Happiness & the Japanese Treasure Ship.

1/1/24
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Takarabune, Japanese, Treasure, Ship, Utagawa Hiroshige, Art, Woodcut, Japan, Art, Mythology

The Shi chi fuku Jin (七福神 shichifukujin) or seven Patrons of Happiness.

Filed under Asia, Fairy Tales, Genre, Japan
Tagged Alexander Francis Otto, Cultural history, Donald A. Mackenzie, Henri Joly, Japanese theme, Mythology, Superstition, William E. Griffis

Large flower vase. Kutani ceramic. Kaga, Japan.

12/31/23
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flower, vase, hanaike, Ko Kutani, ceramic, Kaga, Japan, George Ashdown Audsley

Kaga, Ko Kutani ceramic. Large flower vase (hanaike), of rather soft white pottery.

Filed under 17th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Artist, Ceramic, Crafts, Decoration, George Ashdown Audsley, Japanese theme, Lord James Bowes, Ornaments

Japan. Mount Fuji as seen from Kashiwabara.

12/30/23
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Mount Fuji, Kazumasa Ogawa, Japanese, Photographer, Japan,

Mount Fuji as seen from Kashiwabara, 1897, by Kazumasa Ogawa.

Filed under 1897, 19th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Artist, Frank Brinkley, Japanese theme, Kakuzo Okakura, Kazumasa Ogawa, Landscape, Photographer, Topography, Travel

India. The young civilian’s toilet. 19th c.

12/30/23
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toilet, India, 19th century, Colonisation, British, empire, East India, company,

The morning routine in an English household in India during the heyday of English colonialism.

Filed under 1842, 19th Century, Asia, India
Tagged British theme, Colonialism, Cultural history, English customs, India Theme, Indian customs, William Tayler

The garden of the Kinkakuji, Kyoto, Japan

12/28/23
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Kinkakuji, garden, Kyoto, Japan, Josiah Conder

The garden of the Kinkakuji, or Golden Pavilion, is one of the most historically interesting spots of the ancient capital, Kyoto.

Filed under Asia, Japan
Tagged Architecture, Cultural history, Garden, Japanese theme, Josiah Conder, Kengo Ogawa, Topography, Travel

The courtesan Takao. Kakemono by Miyagawa Chōshun

12/27/23
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Courtesan, oiran, Takao, Kakemono, Miyagawa, Chōshun, painter, ukiyo-e, Japan,

The painting is a reduced copy from a fine kakemono by Miyagawa Chōshun

Filed under 18th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Artist, Asian customs, Decoration, George Ashdown Audsley, Japanese theme, Ornaments, Specimen

Cherry Blossoms. Springflowers. The Flowers of Japan.

12/25/23
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Cherry, blossoms, Mukojima, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, art, Japan, woodblock, print,

Cherry blossoms. The floral art of Japan by Josiah Conder

Filed under 1899, 19th Century, Asia, Japan
Tagged Artist, Asian customs, Cultural history, Flora, Garden, Japanese theme, Josiah Conder, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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