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.
Tag: Traditional Japanese costume
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
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.
Pitti-Sing. Victorian opera character.
Pitti-Sing. The Mikado. Victorian opera character. The Mikado is a comic opera in two acts by Gilbert and Sullivan (libretto by WS Gilbert, with music by Arthur Sullivan).
A Japanese sailing ship off the coast of Shimoda.
A Japanese sailing ship off the coast of Shimoda. From the book: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London… Read More
