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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the cityscape of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 2 - The Sumiyoshi festival procession. Sumiyioshi deities are carried in mikoshis, portable shrines, to the port of Sakai and back. Members of the sword nobility. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had restricted the bearing of arms to the samurai class. Two participants in the procession form a dragon.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the cityscape of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 2 - The Sumiyoshi festival procession. Sumiyoshi deities are carried in mikoshis, portable shrines, to the port of Sakai and back. Members of the sword nobility; two participamts in the procession form a dragon.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 4 - Man carrying a basket with fish across the Kyobashi bridge.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 4 - street scene near the Shitennoji Temple.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 4 - Two men stepping off a bridge, one is a samurai. Upon taking control, Hideyoshi decreed that all peasants be disarmed completely; he required samurai to leave the land and take up residence in the castle towns. This solidified the class system for the next 300 years.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 5 - Noblemen walking along the Yodo river, two carrying crossbows. Cherry trees with blossoms in the background. In Japan, cherry blossoms are highly symbolic, thei great beuty and quick end reminding of man's life span. Hideyoshi held a famous Cherry Blossom Viewing Party attended by 1300 women.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 5 - A noblewoman walks near the outer wall of the Third Baily. Her companion holds a sunshade over her head. Top left two falconers with their birds. Falconry was the most popuar pastime of the warring class. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had many falconers in his service, who held an extremely prestigious position at court.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 5 - Two falconers walk with their birds.Falconry was the most popular pastime of the warring class and Toyotomi Hideyoshi had many falconers in his service, who held an extremely presigious position at court.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615), Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 6 - Street scene with bridge and a cherry tree. Cherry blossoms are highly symbolic in Japan; their great beauty and quick end reminding of man's life span. Hideyoshi held a famous Cherry Blossom Viewing Party attended by 1300 women.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen depicting the cityscape of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615) in the Momoyama Period. Housed in Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 6 - A cherry tree with blossoms. In Japan, cherry blossoms are highly symbolic, their great beauty and quick end reminding of man's life span. Hideoshi held a famous Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, attended by 1300 women. Fortification walls in the background.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen depicting...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen depicting the cityscape of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615) in the Momoyama Period. Housed in Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 6 - Street scene, people crossing a fortified bridge, porters carrying heavy loads. The colourful clothes help date the panels: printing colour on cotton had just been invented. A cherry tree in bloom. Cherry blossoms are highly symbolic in Japan, their great beauty and quick end reminding of man's life span. Hideyoshi held a Cherry Blossom Viewing Pary attended by 1300 women.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen depicting...

Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 6 - Street scene with cherry trees. A samurai, two ladies with silken headscarves, a man carrying a bundle on his head. Cherry trees are highly symbolic, their great beauty and quick end symbolizing man's life span. Hideyoshi held a famous Cherry Blossom Viewing Party attended by 1300 women.
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Osakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing t...