Japanese Era Collection

The Japanese era, also known as the "Nengo" system, refers to the traditional method of dating in Japan based on the reigning emperor's reign

Japanese Era Collection: Aimi of Maru Ebiya, 19th century. Creator: Kikugawa Eizan

Aimi of Maru Ebiya, 19th century. Creator: Kikugawa Eizan
Aimi of Maru Ebiya, 19th century. Series: Tour of the New Yoshiwara

Japanese Era Collection: Koshu Inumetoge (Inume Pass in Kai Province). From the series

Koshu Inumetoge (Inume Pass in Kai Province). From the series: Fugaku sanjuo (Thirty-six views of Mo Creator: Hokusai)
Koshu Inumetoge (Inume Pass in Kai Province). From the series: Fugaku sanjuo (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji). c.1830-1832

Japanese Era Collection: Men dancing to samisen music, from the series Shokoku meibutsu (Famous products... 1890-1895)

Men dancing to samisen music, from the series Shokoku meibutsu (Famous products... 1890-1895. Creator: Totoya Hokkei)
Men dancing to samisen music, from the series Shokoku meibutsu (Famous products of the provinces), 1890-1895

Japanese Era Collection: Morishita, between Shono and Kameyana: Actor Ichikawa Enzo Hori no Ranmaru, from the series

Morishita, between Shono and Kameyana: Actor Ichikawa Enzo Hori no Ranmaru, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), 1852

Japanese Era Collection: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Sukeroku, from the play Sukeroku yukari Edo zakura (The Flower... 1832)

Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Sukeroku, from the play Sukeroku yukari Edo zakura (The Flower... 1832)
Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Sukeroku, from the play Sukeroku yukari Edo zakura (The Flower of Edo), 1832

Japanese Era Collection: Woman in front of the Tagawaya Teahouse, 1815-1842. Creator: Ikeda Eisen

Woman in front of the Tagawaya Teahouse, 1815-1842. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Woman in front of the Tagawaya Teahouse, 1815-1842. The winter setting for the image of a woman walking alone in front of a teahouse (the sign at upper left reads Kaiseki Tagawaya)

Japanese Era Collection: Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge... 1950)

Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge... 1950)
Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge from the Onmaya embankment), 1950

Japanese Era Collection: Poet no. 6: Chünagon (Ötomo no) Yakamochi, from the series Hyakunin isshu... c.1844

Poet no. 6: Chünagon (Ötomo no) Yakamochi, from the series Hyakunin isshu... c.1844. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Poet no. 6: Chunagon (-tomo no) Yakamochi, from the series Hyakunin isshu (One Hundred poemsone hundred poets), c.1844

Japanese Era Collection: Scenes in Japan: palace of the Daimio at Agasi, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Scenes in Japan: palace of the Daimio at Agasi, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: palace of the Daimio at Agasi, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of...the Palace of one of the daimios, at a place called Agasi

Japanese Era Collection: The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Series: Chronicles of the Toyotomi Clan

Japanese Era Collection: Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm, c1804. Creator: Totoya Hokkei

Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm, c1804. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm, c1804

Japanese Era Collection: Kaguya Hime, 17th century. Creator: School of Suzuki Harunobu

Kaguya Hime, 17th century. Creator: School of Suzuki Harunobu
Kaguya Hime, 17th century. Series: A Collection of Beauties

Japanese Era Collection: The Courtesan Hatsuito, 18th century. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

The Courtesan Hatsuito, 18th century. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
The Courtesan Hatsuito, 18th century

Japanese Era Collection: Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisen, late 18th-early 19th century

Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisen, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Kitao Masanobu
Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisen, late 18th-early 19th century

Japanese Era Collection: Geisha and Attendants by a Wharf in the Fukagawa district, c1780. Creator: Kitao Masanobu

Geisha and Attendants by a Wharf in the Fukagawa district, c1780. Creator: Kitao Masanobu
Geisha and Attendants by a Wharf in the Fukagawa district, c1780. Series: Ten Forms of Modern Lovely Women

Japanese Era Collection: Sparrows, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen

Sparrows, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen
Sparrows, Printed 1762

Japanese Era Collection: Dragonfly, Coxcomb and Bamboo, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen

Dragonfly, Coxcomb and Bamboo, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen
Dragonfly, Coxcomb and Bamboo, Printed 1762

Japanese Era Collection: Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811. Creator: Kubo Shunman

Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811

Japanese Era Collection: Ichikawa Danzo V in the Role of Kakibenosuke: Yui, published in 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Ichikawa Danzo V in the Role of Kakibenosuke: Yui, published in 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ichikawa Danzo V in the Role of Kakibenosuke: Yui, published in 1852. Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Japanese Era Collection: Beauty Walking on a Snowy Day, 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Beauty Walking on a Snowy Day, 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Beauty Walking on a Snowy Day, 1854. Left sheet of a triptych titled Edo meisho asakusa toshi no ichi Famous Sights of Edo: The Year End Market at Asakusa

Japanese Era Collection: Daishinicho and Daishinichizo (image 1 of 2), 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Daishinicho and Daishinichizo (image 1 of 2), 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Daishinicho and Daishinichizo (image 1 of 2), 19th century

Japanese Era Collection: Kumagaya Station from Hatchotsuzumi, between circa 1835 and circa 1838. Creator: Ikeda Eisen

Kumagaya Station from Hatchotsuzumi, between circa 1835 and circa 1838. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Kumagaya Station from Hatchotsuzumi, between circa 1835 and circa 1838. From Sixty-Nine Stations on the Kiso Road (Number 9)

Japanese Era Collection: Ueno, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Ueno, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Ueno, c1802. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Japanese Era Collection: Woman Reading a Scroll, 17th century. Creators: Okumura Masanobu, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Reading a Scroll, 17th century. Creators: Okumura Masanobu, Suzuki Harunobu
Woman Reading a Scroll, 17th century. Series: A Collection of Beauties

Japanese Era Collection: The Great Battle at Ichinotani during the Genpei Wars (Ichinotani Genpei Okassen), 1853

The Great Battle at Ichinotani during the Genpei Wars (Ichinotani Genpei Okassen), 1853. Creator: Yoshikazu
The Great Battle at Ichinotani during the Genpei Wars (Ichinotani Genpei Okassen) (image 2 of 3), 1853

Japanese Era Collection: Portrait of Hozumi Tanzaemon, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Portrait of Hozumi Tanzaemon, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Portrait of Hozumi Tanzaemon, 19th century

Japanese Era Collection: View of Asakusa, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

View of Asakusa, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
View of Asakusa, c1802. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Japanese Era Collection: Matsuida, Station 17, c1838. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Matsuida, Station 17, c1838. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Matsuida, Station 17, c1838. From Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaid¯o, number 17

Japanese Era Collection: Restaurant Overlooking Tokyo, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Restaurant Overlooking Tokyo, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Restaurant Overlooking Tokyo, 19th century. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Japanese Era Collection: Yui, from the Pass at Satta Peak and Oyashirazu Shore Path, Published in 1855

Yui, from the Pass at Satta Peak and Oyashirazu Shore Path, Published in 1855. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yui, from the Pass at Satta Peak and Oyashirazu Shore Path, Published in 1855. From Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations

Japanese Era Collection: Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Japanese Era Collection: Watonai Capturing a Tiger, c1830. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Watonai Capturing a Tiger, c1830. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Watonai Capturing a Tiger, c1830

Japanese Era Collection: Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. Creator: Kishi Ganku

Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. Creator: Kishi Ganku
Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. These "fusuma, " Japanese sliding door panels, were designed to cover two walls of a room forming an "L" shape

Japanese Era Collection: Kamigamo Shrine in Summer, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai

Kamigamo Shrine in Summer, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai
Kamigamo Shrine in Summer, 1860-1870. The Kamigamo Shrine is the oldest Shinto shrine in the former Japanese capital of Kyoto

Japanese Era Collection: Byodo-in Temple in Winter, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai

Byodo-in Temple in Winter, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai
Byodo-in Temple in Winter, 1860-1870. The roof and one wing of the Hoodo, the phoenix hall and main building, at the Byodo-in in Uji appears rising above the trees in this graden setting

Japanese Era Collection: Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876

Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876. Creator: Yoshizawa Setsuan
Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876

Japanese Era Collection: Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812

Japanese Era Collection: The Osaka Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Shikan IV, c1870. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku

The Osaka Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Shikan IV, c1870. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku
The Osaka Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III and Nakamura Shikan IV, c1870

Japanese Era Collection: Kambara, c1838. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Kambara, c1838. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Kambara, c1838. From Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties

Japanese Era Collection: Jikken Print Shop, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Jikken Print Shop, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Jikken Print Shop, c1802

Japanese Era Collection: Azuma Shrine and the Entwined Camphor (Azuma no mori Renri no azusa), 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Azuma Shrine and the Entwined Camphor (Azuma no mori Renri no azusa), 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Azuma Shrine and the Entwined Camphor (Azuma no mori Renri no azusa), 1856. From number 31

Japanese Era Collection: Myojin Shrine, Higashizaka, Kanda, Late 1830s-mid 1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Myojin Shrine, Higashizaka, Kanda, Late 1830s-mid 1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Myojin Shrine, Higashizaka, Kanda, Late 1830s-mid 1840s. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Japanese Era Collection: The Pupils of Uji Joetsu Practicing Fencing, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Pupils of Uji Joetsu Practicing Fencing, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Pupils of Uji Joetsu Practicing Fencing, 19th century

Japanese Era Collection: Fox, early 19th century. Creator: Shomosai

Fox, early 19th century. Creator: Shomosai
Fox, early 19th century

Japanese Era Collection: The Defeat of Michihide by the Old Retainers, 1864. Creator: Yoshitsuya

The Defeat of Michihide by the Old Retainers, 1864. Creator: Yoshitsuya
The Defeat of Michihide by the Old Retainers, 1864. Series: Fifty-four Tales of the Gourd Group, number 34

Japanese Era Collection: Omatsu at Kasamatsu Pass (image 1 of 2), c1850. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora

Omatsu at Kasamatsu Pass (image 1 of 2), c1850. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora
Omatsu at Kasamatsu Pass (image 1 of 2), c1850

Japanese Era Collection: The Actors Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Nakamura Tozo, mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku

The Actors Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Nakamura Tozo, mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku
The Actors Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Nakamura Tozo, mid-19th century

Japanese Era Collection: Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805

Japanese Era Collection: Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 1 of 3), early 1810s

Japanese Era Collection: Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810

Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810

Japanese Era Collection: Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s

Japanese Era Collection: Women Playing Hyakunin Isshu Card Game (image 1 of 2), between c1794 and c1795

Women Playing Hyakunin Isshu Card Game (image 1 of 2), between c1794 and c1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Playing Hyakunin Isshu Card Game (image 1 of 2), between c1794 and c1795

Japanese Era Collection: Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800

Japanese Era Collection: Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in the First Year of Kenkyu Period (circa 1285), 1862

Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in the First Year of Kenkyu Period (circa 1285), 1862. Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in the First Year of Kenkyu Period (circa 1285) (image 2 of 3), 1862

Japanese Era Collection: Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Bando Shuka as Hashimotoya Shiraito, 1852. Kabuki actor in the role of courtesan of the Hashimotoya Restaurant, holding up a gold coin (s)he has just taken from a paper wrapper

Japanese Era Collection: Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 2 of 2), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 2 of 2), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 2 of 2), mid 1840s

Japanese Era Collection: Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 3 of 3), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 3 of 3), mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 3 of 3), mid 1840s

Japanese Era Collection: Mikawa, c1845. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Mikawa, c1845. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mikawa, c1845. Series: Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces

Japanese Era Collection: Cockerel: Tsuna Goro, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Cockerel: Tsuna Goro, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Cockerel: Tsuna Goro, 1852. Series: Parody of the 12 Signs of the Zodiac

Japanese Era Collection: Dainagon Kinto beside a Waterfall, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dainagon Kinto beside a Waterfall, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dainagon Kinto beside a Waterfall, early 1840s. Series: Hundred Poets, One Poem Each

Japanese Era Collection: Gotokudeiji Sadaijin, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Gotokudeiji Sadaijin, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Gotokudeiji Sadaijin, early 1840s. Series: Hundred Poets, One Poem Each

Japanese Era Collection: Empress Jito Tenno, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Empress Jito Tenno, early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Empress Jito Tenno, early 1840s. Series: Hundred Poets, One Poem Each

Japanese Era Collection: Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Series: Heroic Stories of the "Chronicle of the Great Peace"

Japanese Era Collection: Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon, 1852. Series: Actors Matched with Views of Mt. Fuji from Edo

Japanese Era Collection: Ono no Tofu, published in 1852. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige

Ono no Tofu, published in 1852. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige
Ono no Tofu, published in 1852. Series: Komyo kaitei zukushi; with Spring Willow above the Bridge by Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese Era Collection: Portrait of the Actor Danjuro VIII in the role of Ebizako no Ju matched with background... 1853

Portrait of the Actor Danjuro VIII in the role of Ebizako no Ju matched with background... 1853
Portrait of the Actor Danjuro VIII in the role of Ebizako no Ju matched with background image of Ebi restaurant, 1853. Series: Famous Places for Kaiseki in the Eastern Capital

Japanese Era Collection: Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto, 1855. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige

Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto, 1855. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige
Sanjo Bridge, Kyoto, 1855. Series: Double-brush 53 stages, no. 55

Japanese Era Collection: Chiryu: Historical Site of the Iris at Yatsuhashi VIllage (Yatsuhashi mura kakitsubata...), 1855

Chiryu: Historical Site of the Iris at Yatsuhashi VIllage (Yatsuhashi mura kakitsubata...), 1855
Chiryu: Historical Site of the Iris at Yatsuhashi VIllage (Yatsuhashi mura kakitsubata no koseki), published in 1855. Series: Double-brush 53 stages (Sohitsu gojusan tsugi), no. 40

Japanese Era Collection: The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III at Umemoto Teahouse, c1825. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III at Umemoto Teahouse, c1825. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III at Umemoto Teahouse, c1825

Japanese Era Collection: Beauty Representing the Poet Kamakura Udaijin, circa 1847-1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Beauty Representing the Poet Kamakura Udaijin, circa 1847-1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Beauty Representing the Poet Kamakura Udaijin, circa 1847-1852

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The Japanese era, also known as the "Nengo" system, refers to the traditional method of dating in Japan based on the reigning emperor's reign. This system has been used for centuries and continues to be an important part of Japanese culture and history. Each era is named after the emperor who ruled during that time, with the current era being Reiwa. The transition to a new era is a significant event in Japan, marked by celebrations and changes in government documents and official records. The Japanese era reflects the country's deep respect for tradition and its connection to its imperial past. It serves as a reminder of Japan's rich heritage and enduring cultural identity.