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Erotic scene: Sexual intercourse. Edo-period, Japan; 18th-19th century.
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Erotic scene: Sexual intercourse. Edo-period, Japan; 18th-19th century.

Erotic scene: Japanese couple making love. Edo-period, Japan; 18th-19th century.
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Erotic scene: Japanese couple making love. Edo-period, Japan; 18th-19th century...

Six-panel Byobu screen showing Portuguese missonaries and Japanese women playing musical instruments. Nanban trade period, Japan; 18th century CE.
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Six-panel Byobu screen showing Portuguese missonaries and Japanese women playing...

Assault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of Oishi Yoshio (1659-1703). The true story of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai) of the province of Harima is probably the best-known story of the valor and ideals (the Code of Bushido) of Japan's famous samurai warriors. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (became ronin) after their master was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaga (whose title was Ko-zuke no Suke), who had insulted him. They avenged him by killing the court official after patiently waiting and planning for over a year. In turn, they were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder, as they had known they would be - the tale being about the honorable fulfillment of revenge, especially for an honorable leader.
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Assault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of O...

Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973-ca. 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and servant of the imperial court during the Heian period. Murasaki is best known as the author of "The Tale of Genji", written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1008, one of the earliest and most famous novels in human history.
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Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973-ca. 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and s...

Tomoe Gozen on horseback. She was one of the few examples of a true female warrior samurai in all of Japanese history. She was a samurai during the time of the Genpei War (1180–1185). Japan, Late Heian period; 12th century.
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Tomoe Gozen on horseback. She was one of the few examples of a true female warri...

Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), a Japanese feudal lord and samurai (Japanese warrior). Under the rule of Hideyoshi, Christian activity in Japan was greatly restricted.
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Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), a Japanese feudal lord and samurai (Japanese war...

Earthquake and eruption of the mountain of Asama-yama, in the province of Sinano, Japan. Map from "Illustrations of Japan consisting of private memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning dynasty of the Djogouns, or sovereigns of Japan..." by Isaac Titsingh. Published by R. Ackermann, London; 1822.
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Earthquake and eruption of the mountain of Asama-yama, in the province of Sinano...

The Chinese Factory in the Street of Teng-chan at Nagasaki, founded in 1688. Map from "Illustrations of Japan consisting of private memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning dynasty of the Djogouns, or sovereigns of Japan..." by Isaac Titsingh. Published by R. Ackermann, London; 1822.
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The Chinese Factory in the Street of Teng-chan at Nagasaki, founded in 1688. Map...

Workers entering a factory. Colour woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.
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Workers entering a factory. Colour woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.

Rice planting during a summer shower. Sheet from the series "60 Famous Places in Japan" (Rokujyuyosho Meisho Zue) Woodblock Print, in Colour Japan, 1857
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Rice planting during a summer shower. Sheet from the series "60 Famous Places i...

The Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on September 14, 1862, which resulted in the bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. Charles Lennox Richardson (a British merchant) is at the centre of the scene. Woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.
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The Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on Sept...