Meiji Collection

Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph

Wedding, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c.1880 s

ANTI-RUSSIAN MAP, 1904. A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia. Japanese propaganda handbill of 1904 portraying Russia as a grasping octopus

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5
Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c. 1880 s
Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Evening Snow at Kanbara from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido, c. 1833-4 (colour woodblock print)
1766314 Evening Snow at Kanbara from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido, c.1833-4 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

SAMURAI TRAINING. Young Samurai in Japan training for the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Wood engraving, American, c1900

Railway, Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: railway track at Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan

1871 Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine
1870s Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine

c. 1880s Japan - Honmoku temple
c.1880s Japan - Honmoku temple

Rickshaw on coast road, Negishi Yokohama - Mississippi Bay
Rickshaw on the coast road, Negishi Yokohama - Mississippi Bay. Vintage 19th century photograph

Woman being pulled in rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan
Young woman being pulled in a rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

JAPANESE CIRCUS POSTER. Japanese woodcut poster, 1886, for the Occidental Chariko Great Circus

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 1 of 5
Card 1 of 5 - Preliminaries. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880
Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman with mirrors
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Young women taking bath at home, late 19thc. Japan
Young women taking a bath at home, late 19th century Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Portrait of world sovereigns (Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami), 1879
1574243 Portrait of world sovereigns (Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami), 1879; (add.info.: Seijo kakkoku shaga teio kagami (Portrait of world sovereigns) by Chikanobu Hashimoto, 1838-1912, published

Photographic portrait of Prince Iwakura Tomomi
3522198 Photographic portrait of Prince Iwakura Tomomi; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Prince Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883) a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period

Portrait of a Japanese Artist 1897 (photo)
675341 Portrait of a Japanese Artist 1897 (photo); (add.info.: Japanese artist kneels by bench with his materials spread out, Meiji-Period); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Japanese imperial family, 1900
1579972 The Japanese imperial family, 1900; (add.info.: The Japanese imperial family by Torajiro Kasai 1900. Print shows a group portrait of Meiji)

Photographic portrait of Count Komura Jutar?
3522091 Photographic portrait of Count Komura Jutar?; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Count Komura Jutar? (1855-1911) statesman and diplomat in Meiji period in Japan

c. 1880s Japan - rooftop view of Tokyo
c.1880s Japan - rooftop view of Tokyo

Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c. 1870 s
Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c.1870 s

1860s Japan - portrait of a samurai and his servant travelling in snow Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

Japanese man in top hat and tails, c. 1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph
Japanese man in top hat and tails, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century
Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan, c.1890 s

Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi
Late 19th century vintage photograph: (µÿĵ▓╗Õñ®þÜç, Meiji-tenn┼ì, 3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912) Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi, Japan c.1872

Japanese archer with bow and arrow, Japan, c. 1880 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japanese archer with bow and arrow, Japan, c.1880 s

Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese women
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Young samurai with armour and two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: Young samurai with armour and two swords, Japan

View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 s
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. View of Tokyo

Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c.1880 s

Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph

Three young Japanese women. Vintage 19th century photograph

Japanese peasant man carrying child in a basket. Vintage 19th century photograph

Bridge on road to the Nunobiki Waterfall, Kobe, Japan
Bridge on the road to the Nunobiki Waterfall, Kobe, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Japanese Empress Haruko, wife of Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito
The Japanese Empress Shoken (Haruko) (1849-1914), wife of Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito. Date: circa 1885

Marquis Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro

Admiral Yamarnatos Ito
Yamarnatos Ito (1868-1912) was Marine minister for Japan during the late Meiji Era (1868-1912). He commanded the Japanese Navy in the successful Russo-Japanese War (1904-5). Date: 1903

Yamagata Aritomo - inspection tour to Mukden, Manchuria
Two admirals and six generals surrounding Duke Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922) ( also known as Yamagata Kyosuke, a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan)

Lilies, 1897 (hand-coloured collotype)
3077215 Lilies, 1897 (hand-coloured collotype) by Ogawa, Kazumasa (also Ogawa, Isshin) (1860-1930); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

Lotus, 1896 (hand-coloured collotype)
3077205 Lotus, 1896 (hand-coloured collotype) by Ogawa, Kazumasa (also Ogawa, Isshin) (1860-1930); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

Lily, 1896 (hand-coloured collotype)
3077201 Lily, 1896 (hand-coloured collotype) by Ogawa, Kazumasa (also Ogawa, Isshin) (1860-1930); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

Ema prayer tablets at Meiji Shrine Tokyo

Japan, Kanto Region, Tokyo, Yoyogi Park. Prayer tablets at the Meiji Shrine

The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; The Manoeuvres at Handa, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; The Manoeuvres at Handa, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; Review on the Drill... 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; Review on the Drill Ground, Nagoya, with the Castle in the Background, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; The Mikado Reviewing... 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado; The Mikado Reviewing his Trops at Nagoya, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

True report of the great sea battle at Lushun Bay, 1904 (chromolithograph)
5042893 True report of the great sea battle at Lushun Bay, 1904 (chromolithograph) by Japanese School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warrior on Skull and Kintoki Overpowering a Demon, from the Series Valour in China and Japan
1766306 Warrior on Skull and Kintoki Overpowering a Demon, from the Series Valour in China and Japan, 1868 (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitoshi

Battle at Kawanakajima, 1857 (woodcut)
5962934 Battle at Kawanakajima, 1857 (woodcut) by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kawanakajima War 1553-64 fought in the Sengoku Period of Japan between Takeda Shingen)

Russian soldiers after the Battle of 203 Metre Hill, Port Arthur, 1905 (sepia photo)
5944850 Russian soldiers after the Battle of 203 Metre Hill, Port Arthur, 1905 (sepia photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stonechat and Blossoming Flower, 1907 (colour woodblock print)
LRI2641348 Stonechat and Blossoming Flower, 1907 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini; Japanese, out of copyright

Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor, 1872 (albumen silver print from glass negative with applied
5667154 Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor, 1872 (albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color) by Kuichi, Uchida (1844-75); 25.1 x 19.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Russian torpedo destroyers attacked by Japanese torpedo destroyers at Port Arthur
5042896 Russian torpedo destroyers attacked by Japanese torpedo destroyers at Port Arthur, 1904 (chromolithograph) by Tanaka

Emperor Meiji of Japan, c. 1878-9 (b / w photo)
701560 Emperor Meiji of Japan, c.1878-9 (b/w photo) by Stillfried, Baron Raimund von (1839-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two Carps, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print)
883375 Two Carps, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Published by Kawaguchi JirAc)

Heron on Branch, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print)
883374 Heron on Branch, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Dimensions)

Geese in Flight, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print)
883373 Geese in Flight, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Published by Kawaguchi JirAc)

Two Birds on Reeds, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print)
883370 Two Birds on Reeds, pre-1912 (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 23.5A--25 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Death of the Emperor of Japan (colour litho)
2779850 Death of the Emperor of Japan (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the Emperor of Japan)

c. 1880s Japan - two geishas, studio scene, shamisen and tea set
c.1880s Japan - two geishas, studio scene, shamisen and tea set

c. 1880s Japan - swimming, diving and boats, young Japanese men
c.1880s Japan - swimming, diving and boats, young Japanese men

c. 1880s Japan - putting up telegraph poles and wires along Kobe bund
c.1880s Japan - putting up telegraph poles and wires along Kobe bund

Horse drawn trams, Shinbashi, Tokyo, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Horse drawn trams, Shinbashi, Tokyo, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Panoramic view of Kobe, Japan, c. 1890 Vintage late 19th century photograph
Panoramic view of Kobe, Japan, c.1890 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Fishermen and their boat, Japan, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Fishermen and their boat, Japan, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Irrigation with a water wheel, Japan, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Irrigation with a water wheel, Japan, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Late 19th century photograph: Street in Kobe, Japan

Late 19th century photograph: entrance gate on the way to Enoshima, Japan

Japan river ferry boat, c. 1870
Japan river ferry boat, c.1870

Japanese woman in winter clothing, Japan, c. 1870 s
Japanese woman in winter clothing, Japan, c.1870 s

Young Japanese woman, ornate robes, kimono, Japan, 1880 s

c. 1880s Japan - soldier with swords and armour
c.1880s Japan - soldier with swords and armour

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Meiji: From Weddings to Shinto Shrines" Step into the enchanting world of Meiji, a captivating era in Japan's history that witnessed remarkable transformations. One cannot help but be mesmerized by the grandeur Jingu Shrine, an iconic symbol nestled amidst Tokyo's bustling streets. This sacred place holds deep significance for weddings, where couples seek blessings and embark on their journey together. Delve into the pages of history with glimpses from a humorous diplomatic atlas depicting an anti-Russian map during the Russo-Japanese War. The cartoon impressions vividly portray the intensity and wit displayed during this significant conflict between two powerful nations in 1904. Transport yourself back to c. 1880s as you witness a young woman delicately putting on makeup at her mirror, capturing a snapshot of beauty rituals prevalent during that time. Immerse yourself further with a Japanese woodcut poster from 1886 showcasing the vibrant Occidental Chariko Great Circus - an amalgamation of artistry and entertainment. Uncover tales of valor as young Samurai warriors train rigorously for battle, preparing themselves for historic events like the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. These wood engravings offer us glimpses into their disciplined lives and unwavering dedication towards their cause. Embark on a journey through time aboard railways that connected Kanagawa near Yokohama - witness how these iron tracks revolutionized transportation in Japan during its early stages of modernization. Marvel at images capturing samurais adorned with two swords – symbols representing honor and bravery etched deeply within Japanese culture. Discover hidden gems along Yokohama's coast road as rickshaws glide gracefully past Honmoku temple, offering serene moments amidst bustling city life. Witness Mississippi Bay come alive as women are gently pulled in rickshaws (jinrikisha), providing them respite while exploring this vibrant land.