Japonais Collection

Dancers - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981246 Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Mount Fuji, seen from the Shizuoka plantations - Fuji From Tea Garden Shizuoka - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982352 Mount Fuji, seen from the Shizuoka plantations - Fuji From Tea Garden Shizuoka - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Mount Fuji)

Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured
CSO4980013 Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kago, chair with bearers)

Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo)
CSO4979992 Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo); (add.info.: Jinrikisha, pushes, light two-wheeled car); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Mosquito net - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979989 Mosquito net - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Mosquito net - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Kyoto Girls - Kioto's girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979925 Kyoto Girls - Kioto's girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kyoto Girls - Kioto's girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979896 Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Spinning cotton - Spinning cotton - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Four Young Women Drinking The - Tea Drinking - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979895 Four Young Women Drinking The - Tea Drinking - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Four Young Women Drinking The - Tea Drinking - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Girl looking at each other in two mirrors - Girl looking at two mirrors - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979745 Girl looking at each other in two mirrors - Girl looking at two mirrors - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Young girl in summer costume - Musume summer costume - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979731 Young girl in summer costume - Musume summer costume - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl in summer costume - Musume summer costume - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand)

Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere, mug and mirror) - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979730 Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere, mug and mirror) - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere)

Girl with a fan - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979714 Girl with a fan - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl with a fan - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979698 Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand)

Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979674 Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Geisha and his Maikos - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980865 Geisha and his Maikos - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Geisha and his Maikos - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980175 Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199241 Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

Costume of a Japanese woman in kimono with obi, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault
FLO4564888 Costume of a Japanese woman in kimono with obi, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress)

Japanese costume, circa 1800: a priest, a woman wearing gueta (wooden sandals)
FLO4634331 Japanese costume, circa 1800: a priest, a woman wearing gueta (wooden sandals), a man in official costume with his cane, a beggar monk

Courtesans relaxing by writing poetry in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694)
FLO4630998 Courtesans relaxing by writing poetry in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

Three oiran courtesans in kimono following a customer in the pleasure quarters
FLO4630955 Three oiran courtesans in kimono following a customer in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade

Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians
FLO4622858 Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians play on gongs and koto harp

Japanese Shinto fortune teller preaching to a crowd of men with tonsured hair (chonmage)
FLO4622857 Japanese Shinto fortune teller preaching to a crowd of men with tonsured hair (chonmage). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

Costumes of the Japanese, 1820s. Man in hat, kimono and sandals, holding a fan
FLO4622885 Costumes of the Japanese, 1820s. Man in hat, kimono and sandals, holding a fan, and woman in silk robes with hair ornaments

Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion)
FLO4622849 Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities

Japanese flags, emblems and insignia including mythical beasts (kirin, phoenix)
FLO4622827 Japanese flags, emblems and insignia including mythical beasts (kirin, phoenix). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

Throne of the Emperor of Japan in Edo Castle (Tokyo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4622823 Throne of the Emperor of Japan in Edo Castle (Tokyo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

The coming of age of a kamuro (kaburo genpuku no tei). Maids help a girl kamuro as she becomes a courtesan
FLO4630754 The coming of age of a kamuro (kaburo genpuku no tei). Maids help a girl kamuro as she becomes a courtesan: sewing kimono, dressing her hair and fixing her obi

Courtesans playing shamisen to entertain a customer drinking sake in the pleasure quarters. Kamuro maids serve sake
FLO4630703 Courtesans playing shamisen to entertain a customer drinking sake in the pleasure quarters. Kamuro maids serve sake

Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979752 Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979707 Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Geishas Dance - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980838 Geishas Dance - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Geishas Dance - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Young Girls Writing, Reading and Sewing - Japanese girls writing, reading
CSO4979966 Young Girls Writing, Reading and Sewing - Japanese girls writing, reading and sewing - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young Girls Writing)

Geishas playing au go - Geisha playing at go (draught) - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979958 Geishas playing au go - Geisha playing at go (draught) - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Geishas playing au go - Geisha playing at go (draught)

Blind Massager - Blind Shampoo - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979911 Blind Massager - Blind Shampoo - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Blind Massager - Blind Shampoo - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Two Young Women Reading - Reading - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979907 Two Young Women Reading - Reading - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Women Reading - Reading - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Girl with traditional flower headdress and fan - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979778 Girl with traditional flower headdress and fan - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl with traditional flower headdress)

Samsing Player - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980861 Samsing Player - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Samsing Player - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Hotel Hafuya, a Hakone - Hafuya hotel, Hakone - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980320 Hotel Hafuya, a Hakone - Hafuya hotel, Hakone - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Hotel Hafuya, a Hakone - Hafuya hotel)

Young Girls engaged in writing, reading and sewing - Japanese girls writing
CSO4980167 Young Girls engaged in writing, reading and sewing - Japanese girls writing, reading and sewing - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young Girls engaged in writing)

Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980137 Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979398 Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Tokyo Woman in City Dress - Japanese woman in kimono and geta, town costume, province of Yedo (Tokyo)
FLO4686716 Tokyo Woman in City Dress - Japanese woman in kimono and geta, town costume, province of Yedo (Tokyo), from the collection of Mr. Jubin, 1868

The trade: Wholesale and detail expedition drawing by L. Crepon after Japanese paintings 1869
1729506 The trade: Wholesale and detail expedition drawing by L. Crepon after Japanese paintings 1869.

Alberto Santos-Dumont working on his airplane airy little "Demoiselle" , made of bamboo and Japanese silk
1704419 Alberto Santos-Dumont working on his airplane airy little "Demoiselle" , made of bamboo and Japanese silk

Young girls working in the house - Tea house girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980016 Young girls working in the house - Tea house girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girls working in the house - Tea house girls - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

Jinrikisha, pushes, light two-wheeled car for two travelers pulled by a man - Jinrikishia - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand
CSO4980010 Jinrikisha, pushes, light two-wheeled car for two travelers pulled by a man - Jinrikishia - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Jinrikisha, pushes)

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"Japonais: A Journey Through Japanese Culture and History" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Japonais, " where Italian, Japanese, Kurdish, and Lapon influences intertwine to create a rich tapestry of art, history, and tradition. From exquisite silk prints depicting erotic scenes to 19th-century prints symbolizing the enigmatic relationship between Geishas and monkeys, this collection offers a glimpse into Japan's fascinating artistic heritage. Step back in time with samurai armor from the Edo period; its intricate design showcases the craftsmanship that once protected these noble warriors. Witness moments frozen in history as you explore photographs capturing both the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces in 1941 and the damaged USS West Virginia and USS Tennessee battleships. Travel beyond Japan's borders with a black-and-white photograph showcasing French Cruiser Lamotte-Picquet arriving in Singapore during June 1939. This image serves as a reminder of international relations during turbulent times. Delve deeper into Japanese culture through an exploration of Li Notaka's samurai armor—belonging to Lord Hikone—a testament to honor, strength, and resilience. And finally, pay tribute to those who fought bravely at the Battle of Okinawa through a poignant black-and-white photo featuring soldiers at the base of a Japanese war memorial. Join us on this extraordinary journey through "Japonais, " where every artifact tells a story steeped in tradition, beauty, and historical significance. Discover how these diverse elements come together harmoniously within one culture—the essence of what makes Japan truly unique.