Edo period japan

After the fall of Osaka Castle, the peaceful Edo period started under the rule of the Tokugawa family. This is the era when the samurai…

Detail. Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide | “The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture” | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met

"Hijikata Toshizō, del Shinsen-gumi", de Hoshitama Kotarō (?). #hijikata #hijikatatoshizo #hijikatatoshizou #toshizohijikata #shinsengumi #bakumatsu #sakura #sakurablossom #japon #japan

Japanese school uniform. 1890s. - the more you know post - Imgur

"Geisha tying her obi" by Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) japanese woodblock print, Edo period. The British Museum.

Naomi no Kimono Asobi has valiantly translated the caption to find that it translates as follows: "Edo Age - Kyoto woman dressed in fine clothes, younger daughter of townhouse." So, this is in fact a re-enactment of earlier dress of the merchant classes, probably for the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages). "The Machiya of Kyoto are traditional Townhouses dating from the Edo period (1603–1867). Born out of the city’s growing merchant class, they functioned as both residences and workspaces…

Ogata Kōrin | Pair of Painting Albums | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met. This was in the Met's 2012 exhibition: "Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art."

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). A Woman and a Cat, ca. 1793–94. Edo period (1615–1868), Japan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP1672)

Young unmarried woman- Edo Period http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/fukusyoku/kosode/

Explore PEM’s Japanese Art collection with the rarest pieces of Japanese art throughout history, even in Japan, from the Edo & Meiji periods and beyond.

Yamamoto Baiitsu | Egrets in a Lotus Pond | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Experience life in the Edo period and participate in fun activities for the entire family at Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura. #Japan #Edomura #EdoWonderland | More Japan Travel @JustOneCookbook.com

It is 400 years since the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters were established in Edo (now Tokyo). The area changed greatly through its history, but its importance to the development of Japan’s distinctive traditional culture—particularly that of Edo—should not be forgotten.